5.2% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Cathie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Cathie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lake Cathie than in most similar areas. Only 49.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This stands in contrast to the local unemployment rate of 5.2%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with 53.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This contributes to a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
49.1% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 for local workers at 17.3%. Construction (13.3%) and education and training (12.3%) also employ significant portions of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.0%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 14.4%.
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 Cathie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12251/lake-cathie/topic/employment