8.7% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Evanston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Evanston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.7% marks the current job market in Evanston. This figure is well above both the South Australian and national rates. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.9%, while the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar places.
54.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 16.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.4% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 16.0% and labourers at 15.2%.
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 Evanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40421/evanston/topic/employment