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Jobs & Industry in Ward Belt

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment is higher than most similar areas in Ward Belt. A strong 62.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above both the state and national figures. This creates a stable job market where most working residents have secure, permanent roles.

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Where Ward Belt sits — Unemployment rate

3.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ward Belt — higher than 55% of areas.

Ward Belt3.9%
5118, SA 4.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the South Australian figure—the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels at 3.9%.

Unemployment rate

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3.9% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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59.8% —

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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62.2% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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 at 16.2%, followed by agriculture, wholesale trade, and retail trade, which each employ 10.8% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Ward Belt — Health care & social assistance leads at 20%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (14%) and Wholesale trade (14%).

Health care & social assistance 16.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 10.8% Wholesale trade 10.8% Retail trade 10.8% Construction 9.5% Manufacturing 8.1% Transport & warehousing 5.4% Administrative & support 4.1% Education & training 4.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, with professionals and sales workers also common at 17.6% and 16.2% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Ward Belt splits fairly evenly between Managers (20%) and Professionals (17%), with Sales workers at 16%.

Managers 20.3% Professionals 17.6% Sales workers 16.2% Technicians & trades 14.9% Community & personal service 14.9% Labourers 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers 4.1%

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 Ward Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41534/ward-belt/topic/employment