4.9% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Arm
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry in South Arm, where 14.9% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The local job market is smaller than in most other areas, with fewer people working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
57.1% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the largest employer at 14.9%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and health care and social assistance at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, while technicians and trades workers account for 17.3% 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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/employment