6.7% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5253, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5253, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 5253, where 15.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While the area has a diverse range of jobs, the number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 60%. The unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
50.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area work across several key sectors, with retail trade (11.6%), manufacturing (10.9%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.4%) following health care as the main employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.1% and technicians and trades people at 13.5%.
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 5253, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5253/5253-sa/topic/employment