3.8% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shellharbour · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shellharbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in employment patterns has shaped Shellharbour since 2011, with a lower share of full-time workers than usual. Only 51.6% of residents hold full-time roles, which is well below the national figure. While fewer people are working or looking for work compared to most areas, the local unemployment rate remains relatively low at 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, with 57.5% of adults in the workforce. This is well below the Australian average of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also much lower than most similar places.
57.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Shellharbour, accounting for 17.5% of the workforce. Other major industries include construction at 10.9% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.1%. Community and personal service workers make up another 14.4% 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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13548/shellharbour/topic/employment