5.8% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5008, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5008, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 5008, where 15.8% of workers are in this field. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, with this figure rising to 63.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure. While the unemployment rate of 5.8% is much higher than most areas, it has fallen 2.2 points since 2011.
63.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (15.8%), education and training (9.4%), and retail trade (8.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, clerical and administrative staff, and community and personal service workers, each accounting for around 12% 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 5008, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5008/5008-sa/topic/employment