7.2% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults in Northfield are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. While 59.1% of the workforce are in full-time roles, the area faces an unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the South Australian average. This struggle is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
48.6% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 19.9% of residents. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.8% and manufacturing at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 16%, while technicians and trades and labourers both sit around 14%.
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 Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41050/northfield/topic/employment