12.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pine Point · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost half of all workers in Pine Point are in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While the area has a very high rate of full-time employment, the number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 82.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 12.1%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
12.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
45.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
82.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 46.4% of workers, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and technicians and trades, each making up 25% of occupations, while labourers account for 21.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Pine Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41158/pine-point/topic/employment