7.8% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edithburgh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Edithburgh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 30.8% of adults in Edithburgh are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is reflected in the fact that full-time work is much less common here than in most other areas. The local job market also faces challenges, with a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for areas of this size. Only 48.6% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%, while the unemployment rate of 7.8% is a little above the national average.
30.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in accommodation and food services at 16.4% and health care and social assistance at 13.6%. Retail trade makes up 10.7% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for residents are technicians and trades at 20%, followed by managers at 17.9% and labourers at 17.1%. Community and personal service workers account for another 16.4% of those employed.
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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40394/edithburgh/topic/employment