4.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Lofty · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Lofty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Mount Lofty than in most similar areas. The local workforce is strongly geared toward full-time roles, with 62.9% of the population employed in such positions, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the Queensland and Australian figures. Unemployment is 4.1%, which is a little below both the state and national levels.
65.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 62.9%
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 at 21.8%, followed by education and training at 16.6%. Construction, professional services, and retail trade also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.9%. Managers, technicians and trades, and clerical workers each account for around 11% to 12% 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 Mount Lofty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31984/mount-lofty/topic/employment