5.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles make up 38.1% of the local workforce in Glenside. While many residents hold high-level jobs, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Among those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
51.8% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 18.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0%. Other key sectors include education and training and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the workforce are professionals (38.1%), while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 13.7%. Other typical jobs include community and personal service roles and management.
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 Glenside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40511/glenside/topic/employment