4.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Lincoln · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Lincoln
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of the local workforce is in full-time roles compared to other regions, which shapes daily life in Port Lincoln. Only 51.7% of residents are employed full-time, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, with a rate of 57.8%. The unemployment rate sits at 4.6%, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
57.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 14.9%.
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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41201/port-lincoln/topic/employment