1.8% ▼ -64.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Summertown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Summertown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Summertown compared to most similar areas. While 65.3% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 50.3% of the population working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a very low 1.8%, which is well below both the South Australian figure of 5.4% and the national rate of 5.1%. This low unemployment sits alongside a total workforce participation rate that is well above the state and national averages.
65.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 50.3%
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 here, employing 18.0% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 12.9%. Other common sectors include professional and technical services, construction, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.2%, followed by managers at 16.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.9% of jobs, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up 10.6%.
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 Summertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41404/summertown/topic/employment