5.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Welland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Welland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong drive to work defines Welland, where 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%, though it is also a place where the unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults here are in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment is lower than usual at 55.8%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
63.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 16.1%, followed by education and training at 10.5% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.9%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 15.4% 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 Welland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41560/welland/topic/employment