3.0% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5523, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5523, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 5523 than they were in 2011, where the rate fell by 3.8 percentage points. While the area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other places, those who are in the workforce enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much lower than in most areas and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011. However, only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
53.7% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 20.0% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 16.7%, while education and training accounts for 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%, followed by professionals at 17.6%. Technicians and trades workers account for 13.6% 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 5523, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5523/5523-sa/topic/employment