2.9% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Houghton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Houghton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Houghton are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While a high proportion of the population is active in the workforce, a smaller share holds full-time positions compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 69.1% of the population, well above the 61.1% national average. However, the share of full-time employees is 52.7%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
69.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 14.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.7% and professional and technical services at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.3% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 19.3% and managers at 15.0%.
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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/employment