5.4% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenelg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Glenelg compared to the rest of the state. While 52.6% of adults are in the labour force, this is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. This creates a unique employment profile for the area where a smaller share of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas. While the unemployment rate of 5.4% is about the same as the state and national figures, 59.2% of the workforce is employed full-time.
52.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 15.0%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%, followed by managers at 17.9%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 13.2% of 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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40505/glenelg/topic/employment