4.0% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shepparton · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Shepparton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Shepparton than in most similar areas. While the employment rate is well below the national figure, the unemployment rate is much lower than most other areas at 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national average. This is alongside a 4.0% unemployment rate, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
55.8% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 16.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.0% and manufacturing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are managers and professionals, both at 15.6%, while labourers make up 14.8% 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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/216/shepparton/topic/employment