5.9% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ocean Shores
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Ocean Shores than in most similar areas. Only 42% of residents hold full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This low level of full-time employment defines the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
57.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 42.0%
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 at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 10.3% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.3% 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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/employment