6.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Adelaide - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Port Adelaide - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of adults are working or looking for work in Port Adelaide - East, which saw this figure rise by 6.3 percentage points since 2011. While more people have entered the workforce, the unemployment rate remains much higher than most areas at 6.2%. This creates a mixed picture of job growth alongside persistent employment challenges.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the state and national levels. Full-time employment has dipped since 2011 to 58.2%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed and sits at 6.2%.
62.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 18.1% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.5% and education and training at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 23.6%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 13.7% and technicians and trades people at 12.9%.
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40203/port-adelaide-east/topic/employment