7.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Pirie · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Port Pirie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of adults are working or looking for work in Port Pirie, with only 51.6% of the population active in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While health care and manufacturing are the biggest employers, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the state and national figures. Full-time employment has also fallen slightly since 2011, with 56.0% of the population now working full-time.
51.6% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
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 19.6%, followed by manufacturing at 14.3% and retail trade at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.2% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.4%. Professionals and labourers also make up a significant part of the workforce at 13.9% and 12.9% respectively.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/employment