3.4% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5680, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5680, 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 5680 compared to most similar areas. Full-time employment has dropped significantly to 51.9% since 2011, leaving this region well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.8%, which is lower than most areas. While unemployment is a little below the national figure at 3.4%, full-time work has fallen by 7.3 percentage points over the last decade.
57.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 26.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation. Labourers make up 16.0% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.5% and professionals at 13.6%.
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 5680, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5680/5680-sa/topic/employment