21.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elizabeth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elizabeth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark job market defines Elizabeth, where the unemployment rate has reached 21.3%, one of the highest figures for an area of this type. This means far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to both the state and the nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This helps explain why full-time employment is also well below the South Australian average, sitting at just 50.0%.
44.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by manufacturing at 12.8% and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely made up of labourers (17.2%) and machinery operators or drivers (15.2%), with technicians and trades workers making up another 14.5%.
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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40397/elizabeth/topic/employment