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Liverpool Plains · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Liverpool Plains

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A strong reliance on farming and manual work shapes the daily economy for Liverpool Plains. While full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 Liverpool Plains, Council (LGA)

Where Liverpool Plains sits — Unemployment rate

5.8% ▼ -3.6%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Liverpool Plains — higher than 76% of areas.

Liverpool Plains5.8%
Rest of NSW 4.6%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is common here, but the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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5.8% ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.0% ▼ -4.6%

Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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62.0% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for 22.7% of the workforce. Other main industries include health care and social assistance at 11.7%, followed by transport and education at 7.8% each.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Liverpool Plains — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 24%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (12%) and Transport & warehousing (8%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 22.7% Health care & social assistance 11.7% Transport & warehousing 7.8% Education & training 7.8% Retail trade 7.2% Construction 5.7% Accommodation & food 4.9% Public administration & safety 4.7% Manufacturing 4.0% Mining 3.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. There is also a significant number of manual workers, with labourers at 14.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Liverpool Plains — Managers leads at 20%, ahead of Labourers (15%) and Machinery operators & drivers (14%).

Managers 20.1% Labourers 14.3% Machinery operators & drivers 13.4% Professionals 12.4% Technicians & trades 11.4% Community & personal service 10.9% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Sales workers 6.2%

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 Liverpool Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14920/liverpool-plains/topic/employment