4.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Allenby Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Allenby Gardens, where 16.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places. This strong local participation is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 4.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A standout 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the South Australian (60.0%) and national (61.1%) figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.0%, which is about the same as the state average.
4.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in health care and social assistance at 16.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.2%. Other significant sectors include construction, professional and technical services, and manufacturing, each employing around 7.5% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.5%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 13.7% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Allenby Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40012/allenby-gardens/topic/employment