3.0% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockhart · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Lockhart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more full-time workers are found in Lockhart than in most similar areas. While fewer adults are working or looking for work overall, those who are employed tend to have steady, full-time roles. This is mirrored by an unemployment rate of just 3.0%, which is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 64.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 55.1% since 2011, a result well below the Australian average.
55.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry here, employing 28.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 14.8% and education and training at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.0%. Professionals account for 12.1% of roles, while community and personal service workers make up 11.3%.
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 Lockhart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14950/lockhart/topic/employment