6.9% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Modbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Modbury
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 people in Modbury, where 18.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area's job market is mixed, with a high number of professionals but an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. However, the 6.9% unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures.
59.1% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 18.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Construction, education, and food services also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.8%.
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 Modbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40898/modbury/topic/employment