4.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tea Tree Gully · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 62% of adults in Tea Tree Gully are working or looking for work, which is higher than the state and national figures. Most of these workers are in full-time roles, and the area's job market is led by the health and construction sectors.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are in the workforce, slightly above the South Australian figure of 60%. While full-time work is common at 58.3%, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.3% of workers. Construction and education also play large roles, each employing around 11% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.6%, and clerical or administrative staff at 13.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41432/tea-tree-gully/topic/employment