5.7% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Wakefield · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Port Wakefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers define the workforce in Port Wakefield (L). While 59.6% of the community work full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. The unemployment rate has also risen since 2011 to reach 5.7%.
53.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer at 26.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.5%. Other common industries include retail trade and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 33.9%. Managers are the next most common role at 15.5%, followed by sales workers and technicians and trades.
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421032/port-wakefield/topic/employment