3.9% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkley Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.9% means most working-age adults in Walkley Heights are currently in a job. The area has a stable workforce, with nearly 60% of residents working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. The unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
59.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.7%, followed by education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23%, while 16.5% of the workforce performs clerical and administrative tasks.
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 Walkley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41515/walkley-heights/topic/employment