7.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury Park
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 Salisbury Park, where 16.2% of employees work in this field. While many residents hold full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and nation, at 53.2%. The unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
53.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer for 11.0% of the workforce, followed closely by manufacturing at 10.3% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest occupational group at 16.6%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 15.8%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41293/salisbury-park/topic/employment