4.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Peters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Peters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in St Peters is marked by a very high number of active adults, with 67.2% of people employed or seeking work. This is well above the national figure, though full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas. The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-skill professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%—full-time employment is a little below the state average at 55.5%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
67.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.6%. Other common industries include education and training, public administration, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 43.5% of jobs. Managers follow at 17.2%, with clerical and administrative staff accounting for 11.7% of occupations.
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 Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41375/st-peters/topic/employment