2.0% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5240, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5240, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 5240 compared to most similar areas. While full-time employment has fallen to 57.3% since 2011, the area maintains a very strong job market with an unemployment rate of just 2.0%. This is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.5% of adults are active in the job market, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This high activity is mirrored by a very low unemployment rate of 2.0%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
68.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.6%. Manufacturing also makes up a significant portion of the local workforce at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers are the most common roles, making up 21.2% and 20.2% of workers respectively. Technicians and trades people also represent a large slice of the workforce at 15.6%.
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 5240, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5240/5240-sa/topic/employment