5.0% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mawson · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mawson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working in Mawson than they were a decade ago, with the share of adults in the workforce falling by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. The local job market is now marked by a low proportion of full-time roles, which sits well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. Full-time employment has dropped significantly to 51.4% since 2011, a figure well below the South Australian average of 57.2%.
57.4% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
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 14.6%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are professionals at 16.3%, while technicians and trades workers make up 15.3% 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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40030/mawson/topic/employment