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.
Bower · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Professional & technical at 33%, ahead of Other services (33%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 67%, ahead of Community & personal service (56%).
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