8.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 in Salisbury North. While many residents remain employed, the area faces a struggle with joblessness that is much higher than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.5%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This helps explain why the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.2%, a figure well below the Australian average.
57.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 at 14.0%, followed by manufacturing at 11.6% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, while community and personal service workers account for 16.7% of the 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 Salisbury North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041048/salisbury-north/topic/employment