4.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5040, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5040, 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 5040, where 17.2% of workers are in these fields. The area has a much smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places. Only about half of the adult population is active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 51.1%, leaving the area well below South Australia's 57.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
51.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
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 at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 10.4%. Construction and retail trade each employ 8.6% of the workforce, while professional and technical services account for 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.7% of workers. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.0%, managers at 15.6%, and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 5040, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5040/5040-sa/topic/employment