2.6% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lakelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lakelands compared to the rest of the country. While 67.8% of adults are in the workforce, a smaller proportion of these are in full-time roles than is typical for other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 54.9% is well below the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
67.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
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, employing 20.8% of the workforce. Other key sectors include education and training at 9.5% and food and accommodation at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.9%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.7%.
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12265/lakelands/topic/employment