5.2% ▲ +127.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sellicks Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Sellicks Hill are working or looking for work, though few hold full-time roles. This creates a unique local employment landscape where 65.9% of adults are active in the workforce, despite full-time employment being well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.5%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the national figure.
5.2% ▲ +127.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local work is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 21.0% of jobs. Manufacturing, construction, and health care and social assistance each make up 9.9% of the industry mix.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of the local workforce at 31.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.8%, while community, personal service, and clerical roles each account for 10.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sellicks Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41328/sellicks-hill/topic/employment