3.6% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Payneham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Payneham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Payneham are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. About 65.8% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state (5.4%) and national (5.1%) figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
65.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 20.8% of jobs. Education and training follow at 11.3%, while professional and technical roles make up 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.8%, and community and personal service jobs at 13.8%.
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 Payneham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41123/payneham/topic/employment