4.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Athelstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Athelstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Athelstone are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 66.6% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. The area maintains a steady employment profile, with a high proportion of residents employed in professional and health care roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 66.6% of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, which is about the same as the state average, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, slightly below South Australia's 5.4%.
66.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 14.3%, followed by education and training at 11.7%. Retail trade (11.4%) and construction (9.8%) also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15%, technicians and tradespeople at 12.9%, and managers at 12.7%.
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/employment