8.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paralowie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paralowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in employment patterns has seen an 8.0% unemployment rate in Paralowie, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than the state average, the local job market faces tougher challenges than the national trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, slightly higher than both the state and national figures.
62.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by manufacturing at 11.5% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the biggest group of workers at 17.1%, while 14.6% work in community and personal services and 14.0% are technicians and tradespeople.
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 Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41105/paralowie/topic/employment