2.7% ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Basket Range · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Basket Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of adults in Basket Range are working or looking for work, with 65.5% of the population active in the workforce. This is well above both the state and national figures. While participation is strong, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is only 2.7%, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and Australia. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.6%.
65.5% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 14.3% and manufacturing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 30.2%, with managers making up another 20.9% 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 Basket Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40079/basket-range/topic/employment