3.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lane Cove · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Lane Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Lane Cove are working or looking for work than in the typical New South Wales area. This is a high-earning hub where 66.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. The local job market is very strong, with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the state figure. This high activity level is matched by a very stable unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the national level.
70.2% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 18.6%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 13.7%, and finance and insurance at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 43.5% of jobs and managers accounting for 21.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up a further 11.9% 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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14700/lane-cove/topic/employment