16.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elizabeth Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elizabeth Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Elizabeth Grove from the rest of the country, with a typical unemployment rate of 16.6% that is far above the national figure. Only 39.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 50.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is consistent with the area's high unemployment rate, which sits 11 points above the South Australian average.
39.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.7%, followed by manufacturing at 12.5% and retail trade at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24%, with another 29.2% working as technicians, tradespeople, machinery operators or drivers.
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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40400/elizabeth-grove/topic/employment