5.8% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shoal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shoal Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Shoal Bay than in most other areas. Only 39.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored in full-time work, where just 42.8% of residents are employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%. This reflects a local workforce that is far smaller than that of New South Wales.
39.4% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 42.8%
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 18.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 14.8%. Construction, retail trade, and education also make up a significant part of local employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest group at 18.4%. Professionals (17.7%) and community and personal service workers (17.2%) follow closely, with labourers making up 13.3% 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 Shoal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13554/shoal-bay/topic/employment