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Renmark Paringa Council Strategic PlanAbout our People42.0 About our PeopleRenmark Paringa has a total population of 9,500 people (2006 ABS Census).2.1. Age StructureOf this population 27.1% or 2,565 people are aged between the ages of 5 and 24 years.Older people, aged over 65 comprise almost 16% of the total population.2.2. A Multicultural CommunityThe Riverland is recognised as very culturally diverse with the post war migrants from Italy,Greece and the former Yugoslavia and north Western Europe including Germany and theNetherlands being joined by more recent arrivals from Central Asia, North Africa and theMiddle East and South East Asia. Almost 25% of all families in the Riverland have one or moreparents born overseas. Students from more than 50 nationalities currently attend the RenmarkHigh School.Renmark has a slightly higher proportions (2.1%) of Aboriginal people than the SouthAustralian average of 1.7%.2.3. Labour Force StatusThe Labour force participation rate of 59.6% for Renmark is slightly higher than that for SouthAustralia which is 59%. The total unemployment rate in 2006 was 4.4% which was significantlylower than the South Australian rate of 5.2%.2.3.1. Employment by IndustryThe top five industries by number of employees in Renmark in 2006 were agriculture (905)retail (477) manufacturing (436) administration and support services (370) and health careand social assistance (356).The next largest sector by employment numbers was the tourism related sector ofaccommodation and food services with a total of 268 workers.These figures highlight the continuing importance of the agriculture industry, value addingmanufacturing and the increasing importance of retail and social services as sources ofemployment.2.3.2. Employment by OccupationThe highest proportion of workers classify themselves as labourers (25.5%)with managers(18.9%) technicians and tradespeople (11%) clerical and administration (9.8%) andcommunity and personal service workers (7.5%) being other significant categories ofoccupation in the Renmark Paringa LGA.
Renmark Paringa Council Strategic PlanAbout our People5The Riverland as a region has higher proportions of labourers and managers andadministrators than the State average. However, it is likely that many of those identifying asmanagers in the Riverland are primary producers. This would appear to be reflected in thelower household incomes, on average, than that recorded for South Australia as a whole.2.4. Household IncomesThe median household weekly income for Renmark Paringa in 2006 was $758 which wascomparable to that in the other Riverland LGAs but 15% lower than the household medianincome for South Australia of $887.Renmark has similar proportions of households on very low incomes (9.2% of all households onless than $250/week) to South Australia but has higher proportions of households on incomesof $250-$499 week (15.5%) and on incomes of between $500 and $999 per week (29.5%).There are significantly fewer households in Renmark with incomes of over $2000 per week(7.5%) compared with the South Australian average of 12%.2.5. Economic VulnerabilityThe combination of external factors impacting on agricultural production and viability in theRiverland Region mean that businesses and communities are vulnerable to the economicand social impacts that result from changes in the rural sector.Council is committed to recognising these impacts and working proactively through theRiverland Futures Task Force and with our communities to build a stronger, diversifiedeconomy that creates new employment opportunities and sustains a viable population andthe provision of essential community services.
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