0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pine Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Pine Ridge than in the rest of the state, with 72.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This trend defines the local economy, though the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the national figure of 61.1%—the local unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.2% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.5% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Pine Ridge is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 15%, and both transport and administration at 7.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 20%, while professionals, sales workers, and labourers each account for 15% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Pine Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13228/pine-ridge/topic/employment