0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Albany · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Albany
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the standout feature of the workforce in Port Albany. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a much lower share of full-time employment than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the state average at 50.0%.
68.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 20.3% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.1%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 17.6% of the local 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51257/port-albany/topic/employment