4.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Happy Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Happy Valley have remained steady over the last decade, with the area maintaining a stable workforce. More than 62% of adults are currently working or looking for work, a figure that sits slightly above both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the South Australian rate of 5.4%.
62.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
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, employing 18.3% of the workforce. Other large sectors include construction at 10.2% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.6%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 15.7% of jobs.
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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40564/happy-valley/topic/employment