3.0% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5607, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5607, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3.0% defines the local job market in postcode 5607. This is much lower than most other areas, though the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 59.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is lower than most areas at 56.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is particularly low at 3.0%, down 1.7 points from 2011.
59.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 23.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.4% and construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one quarter of workers are managers (23.4%). This is followed by professionals and technicians and trades, who each make up 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 5607, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5607/5607-sa/topic/employment