5.2% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Finniss · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Finniss
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Finniss than in most similar areas. Only 41.8% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen 20 points since 2011. This shift is mirrored by full-time employment, which also dropped 13 points over the decade to 45.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also much lower than the national average, while the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the rest of the country.
41.8% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
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 at 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 10.3%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 9% and education at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and managers follow closely, with 15.7%, 15.4% and 13.3% of the workforce respectively.
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 Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40014/finniss/topic/employment