1.4% ▼ -62.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shoreham · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Shoreham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 1.4% of people are unemployed in Shoreham, which is well below the national figure. This low jobless rate stands in contrast to a smaller workforce, as fewer adults here work or look for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011 to 45.1%, leaving it among the lowest for similar areas.
47.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32%, while managers account for 24.3% and technicians and tradespeople represent 19.9% of the 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 Shoreham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221065/shoreham/topic/employment