4.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Unley · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Unley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work culture defines Unley, where 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0% and higher than most similar areas. While many residents are employed, full-time work has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, sitting a little below the state average and barely changing since 2011.
63.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 18.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0% and education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest share of workers at 38.9%, while 16.6% of the workforce are managers and 11.4% work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47980/unley/topic/employment