4.9% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodforde · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodforde
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Woodforde compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 70% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the South Australian figure. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, with a high number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 60% seen across South Australia. Full-time employment is also common at 60.8%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the national figure.
69.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 15.4%. Other significant employers include professional and technical services at 12.9% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 33%, followed by managers at 16.3%. Community and personal service workers make up 11.5% 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 Woodforde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41638/woodforde/topic/employment