3.8% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waite · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Waite
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Waite than in most similar areas. A strong employment rate is highlighted by a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%—full-time employment has fallen slightly since 2011 to 56.2%.
64.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance, where 18.9% of people work, followed by education and training at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 36.1% of jobs, while managers account for another 16.0% of the 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 Waite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40045/waite/topic/employment