4.1% ▲ +111.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Auburn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Auburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A diverse range of local roles shapes daily life in Auburn, where manufacturing is the most common industry. While many adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011 to 55%. This provides a varied economic base for the small town.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
58.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the primary employer for 22.8% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 13.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, with professionals accounting for 18.5% and technicians and trades at 14.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422006/auburn/topic/employment