5.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Annerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Annerley than in the rest of the state, with 74.0% active in the labour force. This high level of activity is paired with a workforce heavily concentrated in professional and healthcare roles. While participation is high, full-time employment has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.6%, and full-time employment is a little below the state average.
5.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
74.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 18.8% of the workforce. Education and training (12.4%) and professional and technical services (11.9%) also represent large shares of local jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a very large part of the local workforce at 39.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 11.2% and community and personal service jobs at 11.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Annerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021052/annerley/topic/employment