8.2% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leigh Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Leigh Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Leigh Creek than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is relatively high at 60%, the unemployment rate has risen to 8.2%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.5% of adults are in the workforce, though this is 8.2 percentage points lower than in 2011. Full-time work is a little more common here than in South Australia, even though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
60.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 22%, followed by accommodation and food services at 18%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 16% of the local workforce.
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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422027/leigh-creek/topic/employment