5.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Compass · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mount Compass
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Compass compared to most similar areas. About 63.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the South Australian figure. This high activity level exists alongside a steady unemployment rate of 5.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has stayed steady since 2011 at 63.1%. However, the share of people employed full-time has fallen slightly to 56.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
63.1% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 here, employing 16.5% of the workforce, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.9%, with professionals and community and personal service workers each accounting for around 14% 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 Mount Compass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415031/mount-compass/topic/employment