6.2% ▼ -39.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Illawarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lake Illawarra than in most similar areas. Only 48.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 6.2% is much higher than the figures for most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is reflected in full-time employment, which at 53.9% is well below the national average of 58.9%.
48.1% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 19.1%, followed by construction at 13% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.1%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.4% of jobs.
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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12259/lake-illawarra/topic/employment