4.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Prospect
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults in Prospect are working or looking for work than in most other areas, reaching 69.9%. This workforce is primarily driven by people in professional roles and the health care sector. The local employment landscape remains active, with the number of people in the labour force well above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. While full-time employment at 59.6% is slightly above the state average, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, a little below the state figure.
69.9% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 17.3%. Education and training (10.3%) and professional and technical services (9.0%) also employ a significant portion of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Prospect, accounting for 32.2% of workers. Managers make up 14.9%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 12.6% of the 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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41220/prospect/topic/employment