4.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5606, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5606, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 5606 than they were ten years ago. Full-time employment has fallen by 5.4 points since 2011, leaving the area with a lower rate of full-time work than most other regions. This shift is part of a broader trend where the local workforce has shrunk over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. While the number of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, about the same as the national figure.
57.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on health care and social assistance, which employs 15.7% of the workforce. Other major industries include retail trade at 12.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 14.8%, and labourers at 14.4%.
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 5606, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5606/5606-sa/topic/employment