12.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Solomontown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Solomontown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A unemployment rate of 12.3% is well above the national figure in Solomontown, marking it as one of the hardest-hit areas for job seekers. This high rate is paired with a much lower proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with just 50% of the population in full-time roles.
45.4% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 22%, followed by manufacturing at 13.5% and accommodation and food services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal services at 18.1% and as labourers at 17.9%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 13.7% of the 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 Solomontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41351/solomontown/topic/employment