2.1% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shark Bay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Shark Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Shark Bay compared to the rest of the state. Despite this, the area has an impressive unemployment rate of just 2.1%, which is well below the national figure. Most of those who are employed work full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.8%, well above the Australian average. However, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011, reaching 56.6%.
56.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily focused on tourism and resources, with 20.4% of people working in accommodation and food and 14.7% in mining. Retail trade and public administration each make up 9.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.0%. Managers make up 14.1% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 12.8%.
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 Shark Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57770/shark-bay/topic/employment