0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Gawler
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of people are in full-time work in Port Gawler than the national figure, with 78% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is a productive area where most adults are working or looking for work, and unemployment is virtually non-existent.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. This helps explain why 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the national average of 61.1%.
67.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 39% of workers. Construction is the next most common field at 11.9%, followed by wholesale trade and health care at 6.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the workforce at 45.8%. Labourers account for 23.7% of roles, while technicians and trades workers make up 8.5%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41195/port-gawler/topic/employment