16.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5113, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5113, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle for stable work defines the daily life of many in postcode 5113, where the unemployment rate is 16.8%. This figure is far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. Only 44.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 52.4%, which is well below the South Australian average of 57.2%. This shift is consistent with an unemployment rate that remains very high at 16.8%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
44.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 12.5% and manufacturing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, with other common roles including community and personal service workers (15.2%) and machinery operators and drivers (14.3%).
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 5113, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5113/5113-sa/topic/employment