3.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lilydale - Coldstream · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Lilydale - Coldstream since 2011, where this rate fell to 64.8%. Despite this drop, the area maintains a very strong employment record with an unemployment rate of only 3.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A slightly higher share of adults are working or looking for work here than in Victoria (64.8% compared to 62.4%), and the unemployment rate is a little below the state figure. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 9.6% and manufacturing at 8.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades workers at 18.1% and professionals at 17.4%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.2% of the workforce, while managers account for 13.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lilydale - Coldstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051278/lilydale-coldstream/topic/employment