6.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5343, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5343, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in postcode 5343 since 2011, though the unemployment rate has also fallen. While the typical full-time employment rate is about the same as the national figure, the area now faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for South Australia and Australia. The unemployment rate is 6.7%, a little above the state and national figures and much higher than most similar areas.
53.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.1%, followed by manufacturing at 12.5% and retail trade at 10.8%. Education and agriculture also make up a notable part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 19.5%, with professionals at 16.1% and community and personal service workers at 14.9%. Technicians and trades people make up 12.3% of the workforce, while managers account for 10.7%.
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 5343, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5343/5343-sa/topic/employment