Silverton · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Silverton

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Silverton than in most similar areas. Only 48.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is a far lower figure than the South Australian average.

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📍 Silverton, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

At 48.6%, the share of adults working or looking for work is far below the figures for South Australia (60.0%) and Australia (61.1%).

48.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.1%
  • 2021: 48.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Health care & social assistance at 35%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (24%).

Industries people work in

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In Silverton, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 38%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (25%) and Construction (19%).

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 35%, ahead of Labourers (24%).

Occupations people work in

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In Silverton, the largest group is Technicians & trades at 32%, followed by Labourers (21%) and Managers (16%).

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 Silverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41343/silverton/topic/employment