7.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Adelaide
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Port Adelaide, where 16.4% of workers are in this field. While most adults here work or look for work at rates similar to the state, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 7.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly below the national figure. Full-time employment has fallen by 5.3 points since 2011 to 58.0%, while the unemployment rate has stayed mostly steady at 7.1%.
59.8% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.1% and construction at 8.8%. Manufacturing and education also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 14.2%, and clerical or administrative staff at 13.0%.
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 Port Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021101/port-adelaide/topic/employment