4.3% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lithgow Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Lithgow Surrounds than in most similar areas. Only 54.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, the overall number of people employed is notably low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling from 61.7% in 2011 to 57.2% in 2021.
54.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 11.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 9.5%. Construction, education, and retail each employ between 7.5% and 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and professionals are also common, each accounting for around 13% of jobs.
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 Lithgow Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/employment