10.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Adelaide
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 10.5% is well above the state and national figures, marking Adelaide as an area where unemployment is among the highest. While more adults are working or looking for work than a decade ago, full-time employment has fallen, leaving a significant gap in stable work for many residents.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is well above the national figure of 5.1%, sitting at 10.5%. While 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work—up 6.9 percentage points since 2011—full-time employment has fallen to 57.0%.
59.1% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 15.5%. Professional and technical roles follow at 14.4%, and health care and social assistance make up 14.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.6% and managers at 13.0%.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/employment