4.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenalta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenalta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Glenalta than in most other areas. This active workforce is led by professionals, who make up 40.1% of the local jobs. The area is largely employed, with an unemployment rate of 4.0% which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the South Australian and national averages. Most of these residents are employed full-time, at 56.6%, which is about the same as the state average.
65.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.0%, followed by education and training at 14.8%. Other common industries include professional and technical services, and public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who hold 40.1% of jobs, and managers at 14.7%. Community and personal service workers make up 11.5% of the area's occupations.
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 Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40501/glenalta/topic/employment