4.3% ▲ +235.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montacute · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montacute
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are a major part of the workforce in Montacute, where nearly 40% of workers hold such positions. This high concentration of skilled jobs defines the local employment landscape. Most residents are in steady work, with the employment rate sitting slightly above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure. Full-time employment for 58.7% of the population is about the same as the national rate, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than most similar areas.
61.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 at 15.5%, followed closely by education and training at 14.8%. Manufacturing, construction, and public administration and safety each account for 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 39.4% of the local workforce, followed by managers at 16.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.9%, while sales workers (9.7%) and technicians and trades (8.4%) make up the remaining key groups.
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 Montacute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40907/montacute/topic/employment