3.1% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lennox Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lennox Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Lennox Head than in most similar areas. While 66.4% of adults are active in the labour market, full-time employment is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher than usual 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, though full-time roles are well below the national figure at 49.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
66.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in health care and social assistance at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 12.5%. Construction, retail trade, and accommodation and food services each employ around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%, with managers accounting for 15.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.8% and community and personal service workers at 11.2%.
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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12312/lennox-head/topic/employment