3.6% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lane Cove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lane Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Lane Cove are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This is a highly employed area where 69.9% of adults are in the labour force, far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 66.4% of people working full-time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of employment is reflected in an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is much lower than most other areas.
69.9% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.6%. Health care and social assistance (12.5%) and finance and insurance (12.0%) also make up large portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 42.4% of workers and managers accounting for 21.5%. Together, these two groups represent a huge majority of the local 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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011686/lane-cove/topic/employment