6.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lavington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lavington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.5% shapes the local job market in Lavington. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This creates a landscape where finding a job is more challenging than it is across the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, a little below both the state and Australian averages.
55.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.4%. Construction (10.6%) and manufacturing (9.2%) also provide significant local employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.8% and labourers at 13.9%.
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 Lavington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12296/lavington/topic/employment