5.8% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gawler - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gawler - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gawler - South than in most other areas. This gap is clear when compared to the national figure, which is 3.4 percentage points higher. While full-time employment is steady, the area faces an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average. Full-time employment stands at 58.6%, though this has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
57.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.7% of the workforce. Other major sectors include retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Community and personal service roles account for another 13.9% of jobs.
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 Gawler - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011026/gawler-south/topic/employment