0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Petwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Petwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Petwood are working or looking for work than in most other areas, with 72.5% active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though a smaller proportion of the community holds full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work, only 42% are employed full-time, which is far below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below both the state and national averages.
72.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.0% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 14.0% and education and training at 10.0%. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food at 8.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and mining, both at 6.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 26.0%. This is followed by professionals, community and personal service workers, and managers, who each make up 20.0% or 18.0% of the local workforce.
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 Petwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41148/petwood/topic/employment