4.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkerville · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Walkerville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Forty per cent of the workforce in Walkerville are professionals, making it a highly skilled area. Most people here work in professional, managerial, or healthcare roles, with a steady job market that mirrors state and national patterns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
59.8% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 22.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.7% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up more than half of all jobs, accounting for 40.0% and 17.3% of the workforce respectively.
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 Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48260/walkerville/topic/employment