4.8% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Plympton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Plympton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Plympton are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. While 66.2% of adults are active in the labour force, the proportion of those employed full-time has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
66.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 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 most common industry for locals, employing 19.7% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food at 8.9% and retail trade at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 25.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 16% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.3%.
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 Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031107/plympton/topic/employment