3.1% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leonay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leonay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over two-thirds of adults in Leonay are working or looking for work, a figure far higher than the national average. This high level of employment is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.1%. The local workforce is diverse, with strong representation across construction and healthcare.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 58.3%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.1%.
66.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.4%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, and education and training at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 24.2% of jobs. Managers account for 17.3%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 15.8% of the local 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 Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12313/leonay/topic/employment