4.5% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Lincoln · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Port Lincoln
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift toward more part-time work defines the local economy in Port Lincoln, where full-time employment has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011. While more adults are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, the typical work arrangement has changed significantly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment at 51.8% is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
57.7% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 12.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, while technicians and trades, community and personal service workers, and labourers each account for around 14% 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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413004/port-lincoln/topic/employment