7.1% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Enfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.1% marks the local job market in Enfield, which is much higher than most similar areas. While most adults are active in the workforce, the struggle to find work is more common here than across South Australia or the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, roughly the same as the state average.
62.0% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 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 most common industry for local workers at 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.0% and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.2%, while technicians and trades workers make up 14.0% of the local 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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40411/enfield/topic/employment