4.0% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Novar Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Novar Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Novar Gardens compared to most similar areas. Only 51.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this lower participation, the unemployment rate is a modest 4.0%, slightly below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the South Australian figure, with only 51.1% of residents working full-time. This is much lower than most other areas and sits 7.7 percentage points behind the Australian average.
51.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
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 17.2% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.4%. Construction and retail trade each account for 8.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.7%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 16.0%, and managers at 15.6%.
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 Novar Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41055/novar-gardens/topic/employment