7.9% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5010, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5010, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.9% unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas in postcode 5010. While more adults are now working or looking for work than in 2011, the area still struggles with job security. Full-time employment has fallen over the last decade, leaving many residents in less stable roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This low participation is matched by a high unemployment rate of 7.9%, which sits a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
54.6% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 16.2%, followed by manufacturing at 12.6% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and labourers are equally common, each making up 16.5% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers also represent a large slice of the local jobs at 14.9%.
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 5010, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5010/5010-sa/topic/employment