4.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redwood Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Redwood Park, where 15.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This community has a high level of activity in the workforce, with far more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for both South Australia and Australia. While full-time employment sits at 59.4%, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Beyond health care, those employed in education and training (10.9%) and construction (10.3%) make up the next largest groups, followed by retail trade at 9.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 20.7%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 18.2%, while 14.2% of workers are in clerical and administrative roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Redwood Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41242/redwood-park/topic/employment