5.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5169, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5169, 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 5169, where 18.4% of workers are in this field. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, though the unemployment rate remains higher than the usual figure for similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. This is despite an unemployment rate of 5.5%, which is much higher than most areas.
64.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the biggest industries for locals are construction at 11.6% and retail trade at 11.2%. Education and training also employ 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.1%, followed closely by professionals at 16.8% and community and personal service workers at 15.5%.
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 5169, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5169/5169-sa/topic/employment