4.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Salisbury Heights than in most similar areas. This active workforce is anchored by a strong full-time employment rate of 59.7%, which is slightly higher than the South Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is a little below the South Australian average.
66.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 at 14.7%, followed by construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.9%, while clerical and administrative roles follow closely at 16.5%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41291/salisbury-heights/topic/employment