7.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ferryden Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the current job market in Ferryden Park. While full-time work for 56.9% of the population is about the same as the state figure, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%. Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national average.
57.4% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 16.1%, followed by manufacturing at 12.6% and retail trade at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while 16.1% are labourers and 14.2% work in community and personal service.
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 Ferryden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40434/ferryden-park/topic/employment