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Safety Bay - Shoalwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

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

Fewer than 55% of adults in Safety Bay - Shoalwater are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This indicates a significant gap in workforce participation compared to other similar areas. The local job market is further challenged by an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

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📍 Safety Bay - Shoalwater, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Safety Bay - Shoalwater sits — Unemployment rate

6.8% ▲ +11.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Safety Bay - Shoalwater — higher than 84% of areas.

Safety Bay - Shoalwater6.8%
6169, WA 7.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has dropped 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.9%. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. The number of people working or looking for work is much lower than most areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.8% ▲ +11.7%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.9% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.9% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 57% 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 most common industry for local workers at 13.2%. Construction follows at 11%, while education and training accounts for 10.2% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Professionals are also common at 17.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Safety Bay - Shoalwater splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Professionals (17%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 19.1% Professionals 17.1% Community & personal service 14.1% Clerical & administrative 11.3% Managers 9.9% Labourers 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.7% Sales workers 8.0%

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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/topic/employment