4.6% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Illawarra · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Illawarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 4.6 percentage points separates the share of full-time workers in Illawarra from the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% since 2011, the region now sees far fewer people in full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has dropped 5.9 points since 2011 to 54.3%, which is well below the NSW figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 58.1%, about the same as the state average.
58.1% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 10.6% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, with technicians and trades following at 14.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.2%.
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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/107/illawarra/topic/employment