7.9% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lawrence · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lawrence
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Lawrence. This small community sees far fewer adults working or looking for work compared to state and national figures, with only 43.5% of adults in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas. This is reflected in a low full-time employment rate of 51.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.9%.
43.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 18.1%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.7% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.8%. Technicians and trades workers make up 16% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8%.
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 Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12297/lawrence/topic/employment