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+).
Pleasant Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Pleasant Park than the national figure, with 75% of adults active in the labour force. This small area shows a striking employment profile, where the vast majority of workers are managers operating within the agricultural sector.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in most areas, at 75%. This is 15 points above the South Australian figure, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national averages at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is almost entirely tied to the land, with 85.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of these workers hold leadership roles, with managers making up 81.0% of occupations, followed by labourers at 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Pleasant Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41166/pleasant-park/topic/employment