2.3% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lovedale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lovedale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of residents in Lovedale work full-time compared to the rest of the country. While 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the full-time employment rate of 48.2% sits well below the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.3%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, more adults are working or looking for work here than in the state average.
62.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the biggest employer at 14.4%, followed by manufacturing at 10.9% and education and training at 8.6%. Construction and professional services also make up a fair share of the local work.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, at 23.3% and 19.1% respectively. Other common roles include machinery operators, technicians, and office staff.
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 Lovedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12405/lovedale/topic/employment