5.5% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Augusta West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Augusta West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Port Augusta West, where 16% of workers are in this field. While full-time employment is higher than the national figure, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the South Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 60.8% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the state figure. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures, and the 5.5% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
56.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16%, followed by public administration and safety at 13.5% and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.3%. Other common jobs include professionals (16.2%), technicians and trades (12.1%), and clerical and administrative work (11.4%).
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 Augusta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41190/port-augusta-west/topic/employment