2.5% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paechtown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paechtown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults define Paechtown, where 67.4% of people are employed or seeking a job. This is well above the national figure, though a smaller proportion of the workforce is in full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure, the unemployment rate is quite low at 2.5%. This is a little below the state and national averages.
67.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 13.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and retail trade at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, while technicians and trades account for 21.6% and managers represent 17.2% of the local workforce.
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 Paechtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41087/paechtown/topic/employment