13.9% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lakemba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lakemba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted significantly since 2011, and Lakemba now faces a tough job market. Only 42.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 13.9%, well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is rare here compared to most areas, with only 43.3% of residents employed full-time. This is far below the 58.9% national average.
42.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.3% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 13.8% and health care and social assistance at 12.8%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.1%. Labourers, community and personal service workers, and machinery operators also make up large shares of the workforce, each around 12% to 13%.
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/topic/employment