3.9% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Compass · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Compass
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong local workforce defines Mount Compass, where 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national level, the community relies on a diverse mix of healthcare and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. This high participation sits alongside a 3.9% unemployment rate, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.3%. Construction follows at 11.2%, while retail trade (8.9%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.4%) also employ a significant portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. Managers are the next most common at 14.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.5%.
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 Mount Compass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40941/mount-compass/topic/employment