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Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A shrinking workforce is the main story for Shellharbour - Oak Flats, where the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 4.7 points since 2011. This shift is led by a significant drop in full-time employment, which fell 7.2 points over the decade to reach 53.6%.

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📍 Shellharbour - Oak Flats, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Shellharbour - Oak Flats sits — Unemployment rate

4.6% ▼ -26.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Shellharbour - Oak Flats — higher than 51% of areas.

Shellharbour - Oak Flats4.6%
2529, NSW 4.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.6%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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4.6% ▼ -26.7%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.6% ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.6% ▼ -11.8%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 17.1%, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 11.3%. Other key industries include education and training at 7.9% and manufacturing at 7.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 17.7%, with professionals making up 15.8% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 14.0%, while clerical and administrative staff make up 13.5% and labourers 10.2%.

Occupations people work in

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Shellharbour - Oak Flats splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Professionals (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 17.7% Professionals 15.8% Community & personal service 14.0% Clerical & administrative 13.5% Labourers 10.2% Sales workers 9.7% Managers 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers 8.2%

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 - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/employment