3.8% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woodcroft
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 Woodcroft, where 18% of workers are in this field. The area has a strong workforce, with 64.4% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60%—the number of full-time roles has fallen to 56.8% since 2011. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
64.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 12.5% and construction at 10.3%. Education and training and manufacturing also employ 7.9% and 7% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 16.7%. Clerical staff and professionals both make up 16.3%, while 13.7% work in community and personal services.
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 Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041089/woodcroft/topic/employment