7.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Pirie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in Port Pirie from the national figure. This lack of workforce participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is a little above both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.6% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 60% seen across South Australia. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 56.0% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
51.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 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 most common industry for local workers at 19.6%, followed by manufacturing at 14.3% and retail trade at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 16.2%, while technicians and trades make up 14.4% 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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031122/port-pirie/topic/employment