2.9% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrogate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrogate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Harrogate compared to most other areas. This strong participation is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 2.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%—full-time employment is lower than most areas at 55.8%.
68.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly across several roles, with managers, professionals, and technicians or trades people each making up about 18% 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 Harrogate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40567/harrogate/topic/employment