5.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lynbrook - Lyndhurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While the area has a strong proportion of full-time workers, this has fallen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011. The local job market is now led by health care and manufacturing.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 69.7%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 63.2%, though unemployment sits slightly higher than most areas at 5.6%.
5.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.0%, followed by manufacturing at 12.0% and retail trade at 9.3%. Other main industries include construction and transport and warehousing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.6%, and technicians and trades people at 12.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031306/lynbrook-lyndhurst/topic/employment