2.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loftus · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Loftus
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines Loftus, where 64.9% of adults are employed or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most people here have secure jobs, and the unemployment rate is very low at 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 2.8% is a little below both the state and national figures. While 64.9% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is a little below the national average at 56.0%.
64.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 12.9%, followed by construction at 11.2% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.4% and managers at 14.3%.
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 Loftus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12380/loftus/topic/employment