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Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven

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

A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This identifies the region as having a smaller working population than most similar areas.

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📍 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, Region (SA4)

Where Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▼ -34.6%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven — lower than 75% of areas.

Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven4.2%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 53.6%, and this has fallen by 3.3 points since 2011. However, the unemployment rate has improved, falling to 4.2% over the last decade.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▼ -34.6%

Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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51.2% ▲ +1.2%

Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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53.6% ▼ -5.8%

Lower than 86% of region (sa4) 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 15.1%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.3%, with managers and community and personal service workers both accounting for around 13% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Managers at 14%.

Professionals 19.3% Technicians & trades 16.3% Managers 13.7% Community & personal service 13.4% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Labourers 10.4% Sales workers 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers 5.2%

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 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/114/southern-highlands-and-shoalhaven/topic/employment