4.3% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lilyfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lilyfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles define the workforce in Lilyfield, where 40% of workers are employed as professionals. This high-skill profile is reflected in the area's strong employment rates, with 67.4% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas at 64.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, about the same as both the state and national figures.
67.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for residents at 15.9%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.9%, and both finance and education at 10% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 23.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.6%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each represent 6.7% of the local jobs.
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 Lilyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12334/lilyfield/topic/employment