4.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rose Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Rose Park are now working or looking for work than in previous years. This is a highly professional area where nearly half of the workforce are professionals. While more people are active in the labour force, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.1%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%.
4.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 17.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 17%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.3% of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a huge 45.5% of the workforce, which is the most common occupation by far. Managers account for another 16.3%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 9.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/employment