4.1% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathalbyn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathalbyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Strathalbyn compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.7% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is most visible in full-time employment, which is far lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the South Australian figure and about the same as the national rate. However, the share of people employed full-time is 53.3%, well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
53.7% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 for local workers at 16.4%. Retail trade follows at 10.6%, while construction employs 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split fairly evenly across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.2%. Professionals follow closely at 15.1%, while 14% of people work in community and personal services.
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 Strathalbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41395/strathalbyn/topic/employment