5.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Onkaparinga · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Onkaparinga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower rates of full-time work set Onkaparinga apart from other regions, with only 55.7% of the workforce in full-time roles. While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has seen a decline in this figure since 2011. The local unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, falling 3.2 points since 2011 to reach 55.7%. The unemployment rate has remained steady at 5.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
60.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 18.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, followed by technicians and trades people at 16.3% and community and personal service workers at 14.8%.
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 Onkaparinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45340/onkaparinga/topic/employment