6.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Pirie South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.4% than most similar areas shapes the working life of Port Pirie South. While many residents hold stable full-time roles, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Among those employed, 58.5% have full-time jobs, a rate slightly above the state average.
55.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 18.2%, followed by manufacturing at 14.9% and retail trade at 13.0%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 16.7%, with professionals making up 15.4% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.9%.
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 Pirie South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/topic/employment