4.2% —
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adelaide Plains · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Adelaide Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Adelaide Plains than in most similar areas. This is a productive region where 63.4% of adults are active in the labour market, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 60.6%, sitting well above the state's 57.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
63.4% —
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% —
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several fields, with construction leading at 12.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.2% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.0%, followed by labourers at 15.0% and managers at 13.7%.
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 Adelaide Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40150/adelaide-plains/topic/employment