6.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lowood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lowood than in most similar areas, with only 55.0% in the labour force. While full-time work is relatively common for those employed, the community faces a higher unemployment rate than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is a little above the Australian average at 60.1%, though this has fallen since 2011.
55.0% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 13.2%, followed by construction at 10.1% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%, with labourers (13.5%) and community and personal service workers (12.7%) also common in the area.
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021281/lowood/topic/employment