7.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Enfield - Blair Athol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Enfield - Blair Athol
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 Enfield - Blair Athol, where 16.5% of workers are in this field. While more adults are working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 7.9% that is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 7.9% unemployment rate is a little above the South Australian average, and full-time employment has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
60.6% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for locals are retail trade at 10.1%, construction at 8.4%, and accommodation and food services at 8.1%. Manufacturing also employs 7.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 20.1% of jobs. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 13.8%, and labourers at 13.2%.
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 Enfield - Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031036/enfield-blair-athol/topic/employment