3.1% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
College Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in College Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of the workforce in College Park are professionals, reflecting a highly skilled local employment profile. The area stands out for its strong engagement with the workforce, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 60% seen in South Australia. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below the figures for both the state and Australia.
65.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 24.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.6% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 42.1% of jobs, while managers account for 18.5%. Community and personal service workers represent 10.3% of the workforce.
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 College Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40281/college-park/topic/employment