4.5% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockleys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lockleys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Lockleys are working or looking for work than they were in 2011, with this figure rising 3.7 percentage points to 64.7%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area generally follows state trends, with a workforce largely employed in health and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment has fallen slightly since 2011 to 57.8%, while the unemployment rate has also dropped 1.0 percentage point to 4.5%.
64.7% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
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, employing 16.8% of the workforce. Other main sectors include retail trade at 9.8%, education and training at 9.1%, and construction at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 14.9%, followed by managers and community and personal service workers, who each account for about 13% 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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031106/lockleys/topic/employment