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Burnside - Wattle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Burnside - Wattle Park

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people work full-time in Burnside - Wattle Park than in most similar areas. While 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 4.2% is lower than most other areas.

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📍 Burnside - Wattle Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Burnside - Wattle Park sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▲ +1.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnside - Wattle Park — lower than 60% of areas.

Burnside - Wattle Park4.2%
5066, SA 3.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment fell slightly since 2011 to 56.6%, which is now a little below the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▲ +1.3%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.5% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.6% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.2% and education and training at 11.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Burnside - Wattle Park — Health care & social assistance leads at 19%, ahead of Professional & technical (14%) and Education & training (12%).

Health care & social assistance 18.2% Professional & technical 13.2% Education & training 11.6% Retail trade 8.6% Accommodation & food 6.7% Public administration & safety 6.4% Construction 5.7% Manufacturing 4.4% Finance & insurance 4.0% Other services 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up 38.2% of the local workforce, followed by managers at 16.7% and clerical and administrative workers at 12.7%.

Occupations people work in

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In Burnside - Wattle Park, the largest group is Professionals at 39%, followed by Managers (17%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 38.2% Managers 16.7% Clerical & administrative 12.7% Community & personal service 9.3% Sales workers 7.8% Technicians & trades 7.0% Labourers 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers 2.1%

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 Burnside - Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/topic/employment