3.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Henley Beach South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Henley Beach South compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is backed by a low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.2% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the 60% seen across South Australia. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the national level.
3.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%, with managers accounting for another 19% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Henley Beach South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40585/henley-beach-south/topic/employment