21.1% ▲ +105.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loftville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Loftville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers in Loftville, where 34.2% of employed residents hold these roles. The area faces significant employment challenges, most notably a very high unemployment rate of 21.1% which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also far below the national rate, with only 46.1% of the population in these roles.
37.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.1% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 14.5% and manufacturing at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of labourers, the most common occupations include community and personal service workers at 11.8% and technicians and trades people at 10.5%.
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 Loftville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12381/loftville/topic/employment