6.3% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manor Lakes - Quandong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 30.3% of the workforce in Manor Lakes - Quandong, the largest occupational group in the area. This is a place where a very high number of adults are working or looking for work, though unemployment is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 74.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 67.8%, yet the unemployment rate is a little higher than both the state and nation at 6.3%.
6.3% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
74.5% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.8% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 13.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Finance and insurance also employ a significant 9.8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of professionals, 13.4% of workers are in clerical and administrative roles. Other common occupations include community and personal service workers at 11.4% and managers at 9.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Manor Lakes - Quandong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051579/manor-lakes-quandong/topic/employment