53.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Limerick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Limerick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 7.5 percentage points separates the working population in Limerick from the national average. Only 53.6% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults are working or looking for work at 53.6%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and is lower than most similar areas.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 80%, ahead of Transport & warehousing (33%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 60%, ahead of Technicians & trades (20%).
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 Limerick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12340/limerick/topic/employment