3.5% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011 in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel, where 56.9% of adults now work full-time. While the share of full-time roles is lower than the state and national figures, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of just 3.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
3.5% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 12.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.9%. Construction, retail trade, and mining also employ significant numbers of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%, and managers at 14.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051141/lesmurdie-bickley-carmel/topic/employment