Bower · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Bower

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Bower compared to the rest of the country. Only 30% of adults are in the workforce, which is a striking gap when compared to the national figure.

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📍 Bower, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 30% of adults in Bower are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the South Australian rate of 60% and the Australian figure of 61.1%.

30.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Professional & technical at 33%, ahead of Other services (33%).

Industries people work in

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Bower splits fairly evenly between Professional & technical (50%) and Other services (50%).

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 67%, ahead of Community & personal service (56%).

Occupations people work in

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In Bower, the largest group is Technicians & trades at 43%, followed by Community & personal service (36%) and Clerical & administrative (21%).

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 Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40147/bower/topic/employment