7.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Pirie · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Port Pirie has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011. While the area has a diverse range of jobs, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures. The typical worker here is most likely to be employed in health care or social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is also much higher than most areas at 7.1%, and the share of full-time workers has fallen since 2011 to 56.0%.
51.9% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.0%. Other major industries include manufacturing at 13.1% and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 15.0%. Technicians, trades and professionals each make up 14.4% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 12.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Port Pirie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46450/port-pirie/topic/employment