4.2% ▲ +165.3%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port MacDonnell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Port MacDonnell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Port MacDonnell than in most similar areas. Only 49.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has shifted over the last decade, as the proportion of people working or seeking jobs fell by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the South Australian figure, with only 51.1% of residents in full-time roles. While the unemployment rate is 4.2%—about the same as the national figure—this rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
49.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 20.1% of the workforce. Other significant employers include construction at 12.6% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 16.2%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.8% and managers at 15.1%. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 11.5% 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 MacDonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421031/port-macdonnell/topic/employment