4.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northgate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northgate
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 working in Northgate. This area has a very active workforce, with 70.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the South Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area is highly employed, with 70.6% of adults working or looking for work, much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also strong at 61.0%, while the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the national figure.
70.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry at 17.9%. Other common sectors include education and training at 10.3%, and public administration and safety at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.7%, with managers accounting for 14.5% of occupations.
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 Northgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41051/northgate/topic/employment