3.7% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lewiston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lewiston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Lewiston than in most similar areas. With 66.5% of adults in the labour force, this figure is well above the national average of 61.1%. This high level of employment is reflected in the strong number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 60.6% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the South Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the state and national rates.
66.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
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 13.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as technicians and tradespeople, making up 19.9% of the workforce. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.6% and labourers at 13.4%.
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 Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40760/lewiston/topic/employment