10.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Salisbury compared to most similar areas. Only 50.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is 10.0%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This high level of joblessness has remained steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to 56.3%. This is a little below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
50.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 16.6%, followed by manufacturing at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.6% and technicians and trades people at 14.4%.
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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041046/salisbury/topic/employment