4.1% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Cargelligo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Cargelligo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming and local services shapes daily work life in Lake Cargelligo. The area has a high proportion of full-time workers, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.6%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
54.2% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.5% of the workforce. Other main employers include education and training at 13.5%, manufacturing at 11.1%, and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5%, professionals at 12.8%, technicians and trades at 12.2%, and labourers at 11.3%.
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 Cargelligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12250/lake-cargelligo/topic/employment