6.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edwardstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Edwardstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Edwardstown than in most similar areas. While this reflects a strong drive for employment, the unemployment rate of 6.8% is much higher than most other areas. This means more people here are struggling to find work compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, roughly the same as the state average.
63.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Edwardstown, making up 22.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.1% and accommodation and food services at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%. Community and personal service workers are the next most common at 14.8%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 12.5%.
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 Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40395/edwardstown/topic/employment