8.6% ▲ +289.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lipson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lipson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Recent years have seen a shift in how people work in Lipson, with a notable rise in unemployment. The area now faces a job market where the unemployment rate is 8.6%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national rate of 61.1%. While full-time employment at 57.3% is about the same as the South Australian average, the unemployment rate remains much higher than most similar areas.
52.8% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.6% of the workforce. Construction, retail trade, and health care and social assistance each employ 12.4% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Other common roles include labourers at 18%, and professionals, sales workers, and machinery operators who each account for about 10% to 11% of the workforce.
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 Lipson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40768/lipson/topic/employment