4.3% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thebarton · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Thebarton compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce sees 60.6% of residents in full-time roles, which is well above the South Australian figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.5% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% sits a little below the state average.
4.3% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.5% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 63% 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 for locals at 17.5%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 10.2% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.2%. Managers follow at 13.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.5% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Thebarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41443/thebarton/topic/employment