0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lacmalac · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lacmalac
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for workers in Lacmalac, where 18.2% of people are employed in these fields. The area has a very strong connection to the workforce, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This means virtually everyone who is looking for work has a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of the state, at 73.9%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, with 64.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
73.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, the most common industries for locals are education and training at 13.6%, followed by construction at 11.4% and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers, who make up 22.7% of workers, and clerical or administrative staff at 20.5%. Professionals and technicians or trades each account for 12.5% of the workforce.
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 Lacmalac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12239/lacmalac/topic/employment