5.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5473, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5473, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 5473. Only 46.3% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift marks a significant change in the local workforce over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 48.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far below the Australian average of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits about the same as the national rate.
46.3% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 16.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 16.1% and education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, while community and personal service workers account for 16.4% 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 5473, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5473/5473-sa/topic/employment