5.2% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Payneham South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Payneham South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Payneham South are working or looking for work, with 65.0% active in the labour force. This is well above both the state and national figures. While many are employed, the area also sees a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is about the same as the state average.
65.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 local workers at 13.2%, followed closely by retail trade at 12.9% and professional and technical services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff also feature strongly, accounting for 15.3% and 14.7% of the local workforce respectively.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41124/payneham-south/topic/employment