4.8% ▼ -52.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shanes Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shanes Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting employment landscape defines Shanes Park, where just 43.2% of people work full-time. This is far below the national figure of 58.9%. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state average, the area struggles more with unemployment than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is nearly identical to the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than most other areas of its kind.
59.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.2% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in physical trades, with 20.2% in construction and 19.1% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Manufacturing and transport each employ 8.2% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 19.1% and machinery operators and drivers at 18.0%.
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 Shanes Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13539/shanes-park/topic/employment