5.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5495, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5495, 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 5495 than in most similar areas. Only 43.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation rate is a standout feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most areas. While full-time employment is 57.5%—about the same as the South Australian figure—the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
43.6% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 15.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.2%. Construction also makes up a significant part of the local economy at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (15.0%), machinery operators and drivers (14.5%), and technicians and trades (12.1%).
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 5495, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5495/5495-sa/topic/employment