6.7% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lansvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lansvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers in Lansvale, where 12.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places. Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Only 53.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result that is well below both the state and national averages.
43.9% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from manufacturing, many people here work in transport and warehousing (11.9%) and health care and social assistance (11.6%). Retail trade and construction also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the largest occupational group at 16%, followed closely by machinery operators and drivers at 15.3%. Clerical and administrative roles, technicians and trades, and managers also represent key parts of the workforce.
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 Lansvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12284/lansvale/topic/employment