5.3% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5039, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5039, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in postcode 5039, where 20.5% of workers are in this sector. This area has a very high proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While many residents are active in the workforce, full-time employment has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
65.8% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 20.5%, followed by education and training and retail trade, which both sit at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.5% of the local 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 5039, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5039/5039-sa/topic/employment