9.4% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shalvey · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shalvey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Shalvey compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is a massive gap of 20 percentage points below the Australian figure. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 9.4%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.3%. The unemployment rate is 9.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 4.9% and the Australian average of 5.1%.
41.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Shalvey are health care and social assistance at 12.4%, followed closely by retail trade at 12.0%. Transport, warehousing, and construction also make up a significant share of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common occupation at 22.3%. Other frequent roles include labourers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Shalvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13538/shalvey/topic/employment