0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 78.4% of adults in Glenelg are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by an unemployment rate of 0.0%, though full-time roles are slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is well below the New South Wales figure at 0.0%, full-time employment stands at 55.2%. This is a little below the state average of 58.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
78.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 69.0% of jobs. Education and training follow at 20.7%, with manufacturing at 17.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most people here work as managers, making up 75.9% of occupations. Community and personal service roles account for another 13.8% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11666/glenelg/topic/employment