6.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lidcombe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lidcombe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.9% marks the current job market in Lidcombe. This is a little above both the state and national figures, reflecting a local workforce that faces more challenges than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 57.1%. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also much lower than most places at 51.7%.
57.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.2% and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.9%, while clerical and administrative work makes up 12.3% 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 Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12325/lidcombe/topic/employment