4.0% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Unley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Unley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Unley compared to the rest of the state. This activity is reflected in the local workforce, where 66.9% of adults are in the labour force, well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate here is 4.0%, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.0%, slightly above the state average.
66.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 18.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.2%. Other common industries include education and training, retail, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with 40.3% of residents working as professionals and 18.1% as managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 10.8% of jobs.
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41490/unley/topic/employment