5.0% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morphettville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morphettville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Morphettville compared to the national figure. While 59.3% of adults are in the labour force, the area sees a higher unemployment rate than most other similar places. This creates a local employment landscape that sits just below the broader trends for South Australia and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for those working is 57.8%, a result that is about the same as the South Australian average.
59.3% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 here, employing 21.2% of the workforce. Other major employers include education and training at 9.6% and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for a quarter of workers. Community and personal service workers make up 15.5% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%.
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 Morphettville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40927/morphettville/topic/employment