6.5% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5042, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5042, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in postcode 5042. While 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, only 53.3% are in full-time roles, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national rate of 5.1%. While more adults have entered the workforce since 2011, the share of full-time jobs has fallen by 3.4 percentage points.
60.3% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 23.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.6% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%, while community and personal service workers account for 16.4% 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 5042, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5042/5042-sa/topic/employment