3.6% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5255, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5255, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 5255 than in most similar areas. Only 57.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 3.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to 54.4%, a figure that is now well below the Australian average. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work has also dropped since 2011.
57.4% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.5% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.6%, followed closely by managers at 15.2% and professionals at 14.8%.
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 5255, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5255/5255-sa/topic/employment