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Shellharbour City Centre · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Shellharbour City Centre

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 26.8% of adults in Shellharbour City Centre are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Despite this low participation, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles. This creates a workforce that is relatively small but stable, with an unemployment rate of just 2.5%.

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📍 Shellharbour City Centre, Suburb / Locality

Where Shellharbour City Centre sits — Unemployment rate

2.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shellharbour City Centre — lower than 60% of areas.

Shellharbour City Centre2.5%
2529, NSW 4.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is high at 61%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This stability is reflected in the local unemployment rate of 2.5%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.

Unemployment rate

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2.5% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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26.8% ▼ -61.7%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.0% —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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 for locals at 21.2%. Other significant employers include public administration and safety at 11.9%, followed by construction at 11% and education and training at 10.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Shellharbour City Centre — Health care & social assistance leads at 21%, ahead of Public administration & safety (12%) and Construction (11%).

Health care & social assistance 21.2% Public administration & safety 11.9% Construction 11.0% Education & training 10.2% Retail trade 8.5% Finance & insurance 7.6% Manufacturing 6.8% Professional & technical 6.8% Mining 5.1% Accommodation & food 5.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is split evenly between professionals and community and personal service workers, each making up 19.5% of jobs. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.9%, while technicians and trades account for 16.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Shellharbour City Centre splits fairly evenly between Professionals (21%) and Community & personal service (21%), with Clerical & administrative at 19%.

Professionals 19.5% Community & personal service 19.5% Clerical & administrative 16.9% Technicians & trades 16.1% Managers 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers 5.1% Sales workers 4.2% Labourers 3.4%

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 City Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13549/shellharbour-city-centre/topic/employment