7.9% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taperoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taperoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Taperoo compared to the rest of the state. While 57.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This gap is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
51.6% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
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 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.6%, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 14.1% of the local 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 Taperoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41421/taperoo/topic/employment