5.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5087, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5087, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 5087 than in most other areas. While 64.6% of adults are active in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 6.5 points since 2011 to 64.6%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment fell 4.7 points over the last decade to 56.7%.
64.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area at 19.3%, followed by education and training at 9.1% and retail trade at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.2%.
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 5087, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5087/5087-sa/topic/employment