2.4% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loftus - Yarrawarrah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Loftus - Yarrawarrah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.4% defines the workforce in Loftus - Yarrawarrah, placing it among the lowest for similar areas. This is a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, though full-time employment has dipped recently.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment fell by 5.7 percentage points since 2016 to reach 56.0%.
65.3% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.8%, followed by construction at 11.5% and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 28.5% of workers, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 15.1%.
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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021608/loftus-yarrawarrah/topic/employment