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Table 6.3: Key Employment Data for the
Study Area, 2012
1
Unemployment Rate
2
4.3%
Average Job Seeker Age
3
36 years
Average Job Seeker Duration of Registration
4
28 months
Data Source:
Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Small Area Labour Markets
1
Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
2
Data for March 2012 published in the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Australian Regional Labour
Markets March Quarter 2012 publication
3
Job Seeker' is defined as persons registered and active with Job Services Australia
4
'Duration of Registration' is measured as the time the job seeker has been registered with Centrelink.
Figure 6.19: Unemployment Rates within the
Study Area
1
Data Source:
Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Small Area Labour Markets
1
Data for December 2011 published in the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Small Area Labour
Markets December Quarter 2011 publication.
6.6.1. Summary
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Unemployment rates in the region are lower than rates across Greater Adelaide.
x
Employment levels vary considerably from location to location
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Charles Sturt
- Coastal
Charles Sturt
- Inner East
Charles Sturt
- Inner West
Charles Sturt
- North East
Port
Adelaide
Enfield -
Coast
Port
Adelaide
Enfield -
Park
Port
Adelaide
Enfield - Port
West
Torrens -
East
West
Torrens -
West
Percentage of labour force
