3.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockhart · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lockhart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time employment define the workforce in Lockhart compared to most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work than the national figure, those who are employed are very likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is high at 63.1%, well above the national average of 58.9%, while the unemployment rate is 3.9%.
51.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer here, with 23.3% of the workforce in this sector. Health care and social assistance follows at 17.3%, while public administration and safety employs 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.2%.
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 Lockhart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12378/lockhart/topic/employment