4.9% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5023, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5023, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A diverse mix of professional and service roles shapes the daily working life of postcode 5023. Most of the workforce is employed in health care and retail, while the typical resident is as likely to work full-time as those across South Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose by 7.5 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the state average, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9%.
60.1% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 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 16.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as professionals (19.7%), while 14.8% hold clerical or administrative roles and 13.8% are technicians or tradespeople.
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 5023, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5023/5023-sa/topic/employment