3.7% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shoalhaven Heads · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shoalhaven Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Shoalhaven Heads than in other similar areas. Only 43.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is the defining feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people working or looking for work is far below the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%, full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 52.9%.
43.8% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
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 local workers at 17.1%. Construction follows closely at 15.9%, with 11% of people working in accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. Technicians and trades workers represent 18.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 13.1%.
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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13555/shoalhaven-heads/topic/employment