4.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pasadena · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pasadena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work in Pasadena, which is far below the national figure. This means a much smaller proportion of the local adult population is in the workforce compared to most other areas. Many residents work in health care and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, sitting well below the South Australian figure. Full-time employment at 54.3% is also well below the Australian average, while the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than most areas.
50.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five people work in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. Other main employers include retail trade at 10.4% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 32.2% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.1% of the workforce, followed by managers at 12.8%.
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 Pasadena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41120/pasadena/topic/employment