7.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.8% shapes the local job market in Salisbury East, which is much higher than most similar areas. Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%. While 57.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is slightly lower than the Australian average of 58.9%.
53.5% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and manufacturing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 16.3%, with clerical and administrative roles making up 14.8% of the workforce. Labourers and community service workers also make up a large part 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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41290/salisbury-east/topic/employment