5.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rostrevor - Magill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rostrevor - Magill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Rostrevor - Magill, where 16.9% of workers are in this field. The area has a strong workforce, with 63.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to 63.1%. However, full-time employment fell 2.0 percentage points over that decade to 57.2%, and the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas.
63.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, education and training is a major industry for 10.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 9.4% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 30.5% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 14%, while managers make up 12.6% 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 Rostrevor - Magill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041016/rostrevor-magill/topic/employment