36.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Lostock · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 36.7% of adults in Lostock are working or looking for work, which is a very low figure for the area. This suggests a local population that is largely retired or not engaged in the workforce.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below both the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national figure of 61.1%, placing Lostock among the lowest areas for this activity.
36.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 39%, ahead of Construction (22%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Sales workers at 28%, ahead of Managers (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lostock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12401/lostock/topic/employment