3.7% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shoalhaven Heads · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Shoalhaven Heads
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 Shoalhaven Heads than in most similar areas. While the typical employment rate is much lower than the national figure, the local unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average at 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.7%, though this has risen 8.8 points since 2011.
43.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 16.7%, followed by construction at 15.6% and accommodation and food at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, while technicians and trades people account for 18.6% 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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115125/shoalhaven-heads/topic/employment