RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region 51.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 48.2% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region20212016change
Namenumber%. South Australianumber%. South Australia2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)28,599100.0100.027,689100.0100.0+910
Males14,83051.951.414,64552.951.8+185
Females13,77548.248.613,05047.148.2+725
Age structure
15 - 24 years4,05314.214.63,89914.114.1+154
25 - 54 years16,50257.763.316,49459.664.5+8
55 - 64 years5,78820.216.85,46619.716.8+322
65 years and over2,2808.05.31,8486.74.6+432
Top three industries
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5,72920.03.85,41519.64.0+314
Health care and social assistance3,84613.416.43,26211.814.8+584
Retail trade2,7499.69.73,01610.910.7-267
Top three occupations
Labourers5,25418.410.55,59120.211.1-337
Managers5,20718.213.05,13618.512.6+71
Community and personal service workers3,62612.713.13,02210.912.0+604
Hours worked
Full time16,53257.857.216,43559.458.2+97
Part time11,43540.041.410,71538.740.1+720
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree4,56816.030.63,76113.625.9+807
Advanced diploma or diploma2,5238.810.32,5279.110.6-4
Certificate level8,82130.824.87,82328.325.1+998
No qualifications11,90241.632.212,57145.435.8-669
Individual Income
Less than $5004,71416.514.3--00--
$500 -$1,99921,21274.270.0--00--
$2,000 or more2,3158.114.8--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car21,31474.568.920,34373.570.7+971
Public Transport1890.75.3860.36.9+103
Bicycle730.30.91010.41.0-28
Walked only1,3064.62.41,3584.92.7-52
Other Characteristics
Born overseas3,89813.626.13,83513.923.2+63
Speaks a language other than English at home2,89910.118.62,77910.015.5+120
Arrived between 2016 and August 20219543.35.1--00--

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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