4.6% —
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lindsay · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Lindsay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lindsay than in most other similar areas. While the unemployment rate is low at 4.6%, the proportion of people in full-time work has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment stands at 59.2%, a little above the state average.
62.2% —
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% —
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 locals at 13.4%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, while clerical and administrative roles are also common at 16.0%.
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 Lindsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED123/lindsay/topic/employment