2.8% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loomberah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Loomberah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Loomberah, where 75.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, and a huge number of these residents hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 63% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This strong engagement with work is reflected in an unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below the national average.
75.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for local workers, making up 19.9% of the workforce. Construction follows at 10.4%, with education and training also providing significant employment at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 25%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.5%. Professionals and clerical workers also make up a large part of the local workforce, at 14.9% and 13% respectively.
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 Loomberah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12395/loomberah/topic/employment