3.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lindendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lindendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted in Lindendale, where 63.2% of adults are now working or looking for work. While more adults are active in the workforce than in the state average, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time work is far less common here than elsewhere, at 43.6% compared to 58.9% across Australia.
63.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.6% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 31.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade and health care and social assistance, each employing 12.9% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.9%, followed by professionals at 19.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 10.0% 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 Lindendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12345/lindendale/topic/employment