4.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tea Tree Gully · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tea Tree Gully
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 63% of adults in Tea Tree Gully are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure. This high level of activity is a standout feature for the area. While full-time employment has dipped slightly since 2011, the local unemployment rate remains steady at 4.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting at 63.2%. Full-time employment is around the middle for its level at 58.7%, though this figure fell 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
63.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.9%. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.2%, education and training at 10.1%, and construction at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.4%. This is followed by clerical and administrative work at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 15%.
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 Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47700/tea-tree-gully/topic/employment