4.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wasleys · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wasleys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Wasleys are working or looking for work, at 64.9%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though full-time employment is notably low compared to other areas. The local workforce is spread across a variety of service and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, only 51.9% are employed full-time, which is well below the South Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, slightly lower than the state average.
64.9% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.7%, followed by manufacturing at 10.2% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Wasleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41542/wasleys/topic/employment