4.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiama - Shellharbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Kiama - Shellharbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Kiama - Shellharbour compared to most similar areas. Only 57.7% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment has dropped significantly since 2011. Despite this, the area has a low unemployment rate of 4.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.2%, a drop of 6.0 points since 2011. This contributes to a lower percentage of adults working or looking for work than most other areas.
57.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 17.0%, followed by construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.2%, with technicians and tradespeople making up another 16.2% 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 Kiama - Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10703/kiama-shellharbour/topic/employment