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Christie Downs · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Christie Downs

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

An unemployment rate of 11.8% is among the highest for similar areas in Christie Downs. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, with only 42.9% in the workforce. This reflects a local job market that struggles more than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Christie Downs, Suburb / Locality

Where Christie Downs sits — Unemployment rate

11.8% ▲ +4.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Christie Downs — higher than 92% of areas.

Christie Downs11.8%
5164, SA 11.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 49.4% of the population in full-time roles. This is consistent with the area's high unemployment rate, which is more than double the South Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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11.8% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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42.9% ▼ -6.8%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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49.4% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by retail trade at 15.0%. Construction and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local economy at 10.1% and 8.1% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are in community and personal services (17.5%) and technicians and trades (16.9%). Labourers and sales workers also make up a large portion of the local workforce at 16.1% and 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Christie Downs splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (18%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Labourers at 16%.

Community & personal service 17.5% Technicians & trades 16.9% Labourers 16.1% Sales workers 12.8% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Professionals 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 8.3% Managers 6.5%

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 Christie Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40256/christie-downs/topic/employment