8.1% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paralowie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Paralowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Paralowie than they were in 2011. This shift is seen in the 62.1% who are currently in the workforce, while the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 8.1% is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%. While 59.6% of residents have full-time jobs, this is 4.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
62.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 14.3%, followed by manufacturing at 11.5% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, with 14.4% in community and personal service and 13.9% working as technicians and tradespeople.
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 Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041044/paralowie/topic/employment