2.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Albert · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Albert
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Lake Albert are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This employment rate is well above the New South Wales figure, and the local unemployment rate of 2.4% is a little below the national level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure, sitting at 60.9%.
63.7% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 here at 17.1%, followed by construction at 12.3% and education and training at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, while technicians and trades follow at 16.2%.
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 Lake Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12246/lake-albert/topic/employment