3.3% ▲ +265.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Greenock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Greenock than in most similar areas. While a high 65.6% of the adult population is active in the labour force, full-time employment has dropped to 54.2% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in the rest of South Australia. The unemployment rate is a little below the state figure at 3.3%, although it has risen since 2011.
65.6% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area at 16.1%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.4%, with education and training accounting for 10.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%. Professionals and labourers also have a strong presence, representing 15.4% and 14.4% 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 Greenock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421013/greenock/topic/employment