4.2% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitcham · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mitcham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Mitcham than in most similar areas. This active workforce is led by a high number of professionals, though full-time employment has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 55.5%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the national figure.
63.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 19.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include education and training at 12.1% and professional and technical services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%, followed by managers at 15.4%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.7%, while community and personal service workers make up 11.4% of the 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/employment