5.7% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Enfield · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Enfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Enfield than in most similar areas. About 64.1% of the adult population is in the workforce, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, the unemployment rate has climbed to 5.7% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, this figure has fallen by 4.8 points since 2011. Full-time employment is steady at 59.5%, which is a little above the state average.
64.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, making up 17.6% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.6% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a quarter of the local workforce at 25.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (12.8%) and clerical and administrative staff (12.7%).
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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40013/enfield/topic/employment