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Skinners Shoot · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Skinners Shoot

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

Employment patterns have shifted in Skinners Shoot, where only 54.4% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The area faces a tougher job market than most, with a much higher unemployment rate of 6.5% compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Skinners Shoot, Suburb / Locality

Where Skinners Shoot sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% ▼ -42.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Skinners Shoot — higher than 80% of areas.

Skinners Shoot6.5%
2481, NSW 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is rare here, with only 27.6% of residents employed full-time—a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. This contributes to a local workforce that is smaller than in most other similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.5% ▼ -42.9%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.4% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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27.6% ▼ -36.1%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common industry at 12.1%. Accommodation and food, professional services, and administration each account for 10.3% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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Skinners Shoot splits fairly evenly between Education & training (19%) and Accommodation & food (16%), with Professional & technical at 16%.

Education & training 12.1% Accommodation & food 10.3% Professional & technical 10.3% Administrative & support 10.3% Manufacturing 8.6% Health care & social assistance 6.9% Construction 5.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.0%. Managers and technicians or tradespeople follow, each representing 20.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Skinners Shoot, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (21%) and Technicians & trades (21%).

Professionals 31.0% Managers 20.7% Technicians & trades 20.7% Community & personal service 13.8% Sales workers 8.6% Labourers 5.2%

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 Skinners Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13571/skinners-shoot/topic/employment