7.9% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salisbury Plain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salisbury Plain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle to find work marks daily life for many in Salisbury Plain, where the unemployment rate is 7.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This lower participation rate is seen alongside an unemployment rate that is a little above the national average of 5.1%.
55.0% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.8%. Retail trade and manufacturing follow closely, each employing around 12% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.7%. Professionals make up 13.0% 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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41294/salisbury-plain/topic/employment