2.3% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lochinvar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lochinvar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high level of employment defines daily life in Lochinvar, where 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Local unemployment is also very low at 2.3%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults are in the workforce, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the national figure of 58.9%.
63.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 14.8%, followed closely by mining at 12.9% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%, while professionals account for 14.6% and machinery operators and drivers 13.1%.
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 Lochinvar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12377/lochinvar/topic/employment