7.4% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pooraka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pooraka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the job market in Pooraka. While many residents are in steady work, 7.4% are currently unemployed, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the South Australian and Australian averages. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is about the same as the state average.
56.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
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 here, employing 16.8% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and manufacturing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and tradespeople at 16.2%, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 15.0% 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 Pooraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41185/pooraka/topic/employment