3.8% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aldgate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aldgate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Aldgate compared to national figures. While 65.1% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. However, full-time employment at 54.1% is well below the national average of 58.9%.
65.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 residents at 16.8%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.8% and education and training at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.4%. Managers are the second most common occupation at 19.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 10.6%.
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 Aldgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40008/aldgate/topic/employment