4.2% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leconfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leconfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Leconfield, where 63.4% of the population holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9% and suggests a workforce with high employment stability. Most adults here are either working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 4.2% that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of residents hold full-time jobs, at 63.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Overall, 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%.
62.6% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 23.9%. Other significant employers include retail trade and public administration and safety, which each account for 14.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.5%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 19.7%, while managers, technicians and trades, and clerical staff each make up 15.5% 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 Leconfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12300/leconfield/topic/employment