4.3% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shellharbour · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Shellharbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is less common in Shellharbour than in most other areas, with only 54.4% of the workforce in these roles. This is well below the national figure and marks a significant drop from 2011. Despite this shift, the local job market remains stable, with an unemployment rate of 4.3% that is about the same as the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. While the number of people in the workforce has barely changed since 2011, the unemployment rate has fallen by 2.4 points over that decade.
58.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 17.4%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.7%. Other key sectors include education and training and public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, closely followed by professionals at 16.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.1% 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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16900/shellharbour/topic/employment