3.9% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden than they were in 2011. While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has dropped by 6.5 percentage points over the last decade. This has left the area with a much lower share of full-time workers compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Around 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
61.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 18.1%, followed by education and training at 15.3%. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 9.1% and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/topic/employment