3.5% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Torrens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Torrens have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong professional workforce. About 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a community where most adults are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 65.0%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, sitting slightly below the national figure.
66.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 29.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance also make up a large share at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely high-skilled, with professionals making up 33.6% of jobs and managers accounting for 19.1%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 16.0%.
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80126/torrens/topic/employment