4.1% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Semaphore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Semaphore
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 Semaphore, where 16.7% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area has a steady job market with a low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is a little below the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a little above the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.8%, which is slightly higher than the South Australian average.
62.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many people work in education and training (9.9%) and public administration and safety (9.6%). Retail trade and professional and technical services also employ around 8% to 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by managers at 17.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (11.9%) and clerical and administrative staff (11.5%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Semaphore
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Semaphore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41329/semaphore/topic/employment