5.5% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shepparton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Shepparton compared to the rest of the state. Only 54.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This gap is a defining feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time employment at 58.3% is about the same as the national figure, the overall number of people seeking or holding work remains low.
54.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer, making up 19.7% of the workforce. Retail trade (10.7%), manufacturing (8.9%), and education (8.8%) also provide a significant share of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. Labourers are also common at 16.1%, followed by technicians and trades people at 12.7%.
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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/employment