0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Green Patch · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define Green Patch, where 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is a highly active workforce with a full-time employment rate that sits far above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area is doing very well for jobs, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. Full-time work is common here, at 69.2%, which is far above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with construction being the biggest employer at 15.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and manufacturing both account for 11.5% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 26.9%. Managers, professionals, and clerical staff each represent 15.4% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Green Patch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40533/green-patch/topic/employment