0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Totness · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Totness
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Totness than in the rest of South Australia. This active workforce is underlined by a striking 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below both state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, roughly matching the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the South Australian average of 60.0%. This strong participation is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
75.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 20.3%, followed by construction at 15.3%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 20.3%. Professionals and managers also feature prominently, accounting for 16.9% and 15.3% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Totness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41469/totness/topic/employment