6.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Willunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults in Port Willunga are employed full-time compared to the rest of the state. Only 52.1% of the population works full-time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This gap highlights a local workforce that is less likely to be in permanent, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 57.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 6.2% is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
57.2% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
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 16.6%, followed by construction at 11.3% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, closely followed by professionals at 18.6% and community and personal service workers at 16.1%.
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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/topic/employment