5.9% ▼ -41.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Lismore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 5.9% unemployment rate makes East Lismore struggle more than most similar areas. While many residents find work in health and education, far fewer people here are employed full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.1%, falling well below both the state and national rates.
56.3% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.7%, followed by retail trade at 13.5% and education and training at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, while 16.5% work in community and personal service and 13.1% are labourers.
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 East Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11361/east-lismore/topic/employment