8.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5017, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5017, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 5017, where 15.7% of people are employed in this sector. While many residents hold full-time roles, the area faces an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is a little above the figures for both South Australia and the wider nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national level. Full-time employment for those working is 59.1%, though this has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
54.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the second most common industry at 9.8%, followed by manufacturing and construction, which both account for 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades, making up 15.7% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14.2%, with community and personal service workers at 14.0%.
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 5017, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5017/5017-sa/topic/employment