3.9% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitcham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines Mitcham, where 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. While many people are employed, those working full-time make up 54.1% of the population, which is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by professional and technical roles at 12.4% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 37.9%. Managers make up 16.3% of workers, while 12.1% work in clerical and administrative jobs.
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/employment