5.3% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5345, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5345, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 5345 than in most similar areas. Only 50.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate of 5.3% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About half of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 1.0 points since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 58.2%, which is nearly identical to the 2011 level and just a little above the South Australian figure.
50.2% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 15.8%, followed by manufacturing at 14.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.3%, while technicians and trades make up 14.6% of the local workforce.
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 5345, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5345/5345-sa/topic/employment