0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bethany · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bethany
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bethany compared to the rest of the country. While 70.9% of adults are in the labour force, a much smaller 46.4% are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This high activity is seen in the 70.9% of adults working or looking for work, a rate far above South Australia's 60.0%.
70.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in four people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 14.3%, and both construction and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%. Professionals follow at 15.5%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 14.3% of jobs.
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 Bethany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40099/bethany/topic/employment