6.2% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Marys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults is the main story for St Marys (SA), where 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While more people are active in the job market, the local unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, though 6.2% are unemployed, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is 55.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
67.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 24.9% of jobs. Other common industries include construction at 8.6% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.9% and technicians and trades people at 13.3%.
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41373/st-marys/topic/employment