7.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lemon Tree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lemon Tree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lemon Tree than in most similar areas, reaching 74.5%. This strong participation is offset by an unemployment rate of 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While many are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 53.8%. This is much lower than most other areas.
74.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across diverse fields, with wholesale trade being the most common industry at 17.9%. Health care and social assistance follow at 15.4%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and administrative support both sit at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 25.6%. Professionals and labourers each make up 17.9% of the workforce, while 15.4% work as machinery operators and drivers.
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 Lemon Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12308/lemon-tree/topic/employment