5.1% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hampstead Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hampstead Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults are working or looking for work in Hampstead Gardens, with 68.3% active in the labour force. This is well above the figures for both South Australia and Australia. While many are employed, the area's unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, slightly above the South Australian average.
68.3% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 residents, making up 19.9% of jobs. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food services at 8.7% and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.1%.
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 Hampstead Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40561/hampstead-gardens/topic/employment