5.1% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Medindie Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Medindie Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over 68% of adults in Medindie Gardens are working or looking for work, which is far higher than the figures for both South Australia and Australia. While a high number of residents are active in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A strong 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, sitting well above the state's 60% and the national 61.1%. Full-time employment for 57.2% of the population is about the same as the South Australian figure.
68.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 workers here at 17.1%. Other major employers include professional and technical services, education and training, and construction, which all sit around 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by a high proportion of professionals and managers, who make up 38% and 24.1% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 10.7%.
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 Medindie Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40855/medindie-gardens/topic/employment