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Middle Beach · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Middle Beach

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Middle Beach, making up 28% of the local workforce. The area has a very high proportion of full-time employees, though a much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Middle Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Middle Beach sits — Unemployment rate

12.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Middle Beach — higher than 94% of areas.

Middle Beach12.9%
5501, SA 4.6%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 40.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While those in work are overwhelmingly employed full-time (76%), the unemployment rate of 12.9% is well above the South Australian average of 5.4%.

Unemployment rate

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12.9% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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40.3% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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76.0% —

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The workforce is spread across a few key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 28%. Construction, retail trade, and accommodation and food services each account for 16%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up 16%.

Industries people work in

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In Middle Beach, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 26%, followed by Construction (19%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (15%).

Health care & social assistance 28.0% Construction 20.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.0% Retail trade 16.0% Accommodation & food 16.0% Transport & warehousing 12.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each representing 24% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers make up 16%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 12%.

Occupations people work in

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Middle Beach splits fairly evenly between Managers (32%) and Technicians & trades (32%), with Community & personal service at 21%.

Managers 24.0% Technicians & trades 24.0% Community & personal service 16.0% Machinery operators & drivers 12.0%

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 Middle Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40867/middle-beach/topic/employment