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Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Pelican Point

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Very few people in Pelican Point work or look for work, with only 33.3% of adults in the labour force. While participation is far below the national figure, those who are looking for work are finding it, as the unemployment rate is effectively 0.0%.

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📍 Pelican Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Pelican Point sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pelican Point — lower than 99% of areas.

Pelican Point0.0%
5291, SA 2.5%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 30.0% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the 58.9% national average. This is among the lowest rates for full-time employment compared to similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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33.3% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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30.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 26.7%, followed by construction at 16.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Pelican Point, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 40%, followed by Construction (25%) and Health care & social assistance (20%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 26.7% Construction 16.7% Health care & social assistance 13.3% Arts & recreation 10.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Work here is evenly spread between professionals and clerical or administrative roles, both at 30.0%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 23.3% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Pelican Point splits fairly evenly between Professionals (24%) and Clerical & administrative (24%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 18%.

Professionals 30.0% Clerical & administrative 30.0% Machinery operators & drivers 23.3% Community & personal service 20.0% Managers 13.3% Technicians & trades 10.0%

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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41131/pelican-point/topic/employment