3.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macclesfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Macclesfield have shifted over the last decade, with a higher share of adults now working or looking for work compared to most areas. While 64.6% of adults are in the workforce, a smaller proportion are in full-time roles than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 64.6%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.9%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
64.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.1%, followed by construction at 11.6% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.5%, with managers making up 16.3% and technicians and trades accounting for 15.1% 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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40799/macclesfield/topic/employment