7.4% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Para Vista · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Para Vista
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.4% marks Para Vista as an area where finding work is harder than in most other places. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This lower participation is mirrored by a 7.4% unemployment rate, a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
56.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 for workers in Para Vista at 17.8%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.8%, followed by professionals at 15.1% and community and personal service workers at 14.8%.
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 Para Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41098/para-vista/topic/employment