4.4% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morphett · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Morphett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Morphett, with 17.4% of the workforce in this sector. This is a place where more people are working or looking for work than in the state average, and unemployment is notably lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure. While full-time employment has fallen since 2011, the unemployment rate has also dropped to 4.4%, which is lower than most areas.
61.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 17.4%, followed by education and training at 9.9%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.6% and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 26.3% of workers, followed by managers at 14.3%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 13.8%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.6%.
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 Morphett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40032/morphett/topic/employment