11.8% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leycester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leycester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers defines the local workforce in Leycester, though this sits alongside a challenging unemployment rate. While 66.7% of workers are in full-time roles—well above the national figure—the area's unemployment rate is among the highest for similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales average. However, the 11.8% unemployment rate is well above both the state (4.9%) and national (5.1%) figures.
58.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.0%, followed by construction at 17.5% and education and training at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.0%. Professionals make up 15.9%, while technicians, trades, machinery operators, and labourers each account for 14.3% 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 Leycester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12323/leycester/topic/employment