4.9% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Pirie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Port Pirie Surrounds, employing 16.9% of the workforce. This area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, with only 53% active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment has also fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to 55.7%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed and sits at 4.9%.
53.0% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 14.9% in agriculture, forestry and fishing and 9.4% in education and training. Manufacturing and retail trade each employ between 8.3% and 8.5% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19%, followed by professionals at 16.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14%, labourers at 11.1%, and community and personal service workers at 10.1%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/topic/employment