3.8% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Torrensville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Torrensville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Torrensville, where 16.4% of the workforce is found in this field. The area has a very strong workforce, with 68.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, though full-time employment at 56.4% is a little below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the figures for both South Australia and the nation.
68.8% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, nearly one in ten workers are employed in retail trade (9.6%), accommodation and food (9.1%), or education and training (9.1%). Professional and technical services account for 7.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 29.0% of workers. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 12.2%, managers at 12.0%, and technicians and tradespeople at 11.7%.
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 Torrensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41466/torrensville/topic/employment