0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paisley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paisley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the standout figure for Paisley, where nearly half of all adults are either working or looking for work. While the proportion of people in the workforce is much lower than most areas, those who are employed are predominantly in the primary sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below both the South Australian (60.0%) and national (61.1%) figures. Among those employed, 59.5% work full-time, a figure slightly above the state average.
48.7% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce in Paisley is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing (48.6%). Other common industries include construction at 13.5% and education and training at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for local workers are managers at 40.5%, followed by labourers at 18.9% and machinery operators and drivers at 16.2%.
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 Paisley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41089/paisley/topic/employment