5.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Evanston Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Evanston Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Evanston Park, where 15.9% of workers are in this field. The area has a balanced employment profile that closely mirrors both the state and national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure. While full-time work is common for 58.6% of residents, the unemployment rate is 5% and is higher than most areas.
61.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, retail trade is a major employer for 11.1% of the workforce. Education and training follow closely at 10.9%, while manufacturing and construction each employ around 8% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 16.3%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.2% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.1%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40423/evanston-park/topic/employment