3.4% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Angaston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Angaston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Angaston, with 25.6% of the workforce in this sector. The area's job market is steady and healthy, with an unemployment rate of 3.4% which is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly below the national average of 61.1%. Most of these workers are in full-time roles, with 58.2% of the population employed full-time.
59.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After manufacturing, the most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.9%. Accommodation and food services also employ 8.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across a variety of roles, with labourers making up 19.5% and professionals 19.4%. Managers follow closely at 17.5%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 11.7% of occupations.
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 Angaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40029/angaston/topic/employment