4.8% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Mannum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Mannum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Port Mannum are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a smaller local workforce, with full-time employment reaching only 49%, which is well below the South Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 50.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than most similar areas. While full-time work is scarce, the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as the state and national figures.
50.7% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.8%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 17.7%. Other notable sectors include construction, manufacturing, and transport.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.6%, while managers, technicians, tradespeople, and sales workers each make up around 12% to 13% of the workforce.
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 Mannum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41203/port-mannum/topic/employment