6.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edwardstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Edwardstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than one in five workers in Edwardstown are employed in health care and social assistance. This is the most common industry for the area, which also sees a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 6.0%, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
65.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 21.7%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.3% of the local 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 Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021058/edwardstown/topic/employment