5.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birkenhead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birkenhead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Birkenhead are working or looking for work, making it a highly active employment hub. Full-time employment is common here, with 62.5% of the workforce in permanent roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While full-time work is more common than in most areas, the unemployment rate sits at 5.4%, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
69.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 62.5%
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 for local workers at 14.7%. Other significant employers include manufacturing at 9.8% and public administration and safety at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.1% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.0%.
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 Birkenhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40110/birkenhead/topic/employment