10.6% ▼ -60.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowanna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lowanna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle to find steady work defines daily life in Lowanna, where the unemployment rate is 10.6%. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%, and far fewer people here are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. This low participation is consistent with a full-time employment rate of 38.7%, which sits far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
45.1% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.7% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance each accounting for 13.7% of roles. Manufacturing follows at 12.9%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade each make up 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 21.0%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 13.7%, professionals at 12.9%, and technicians and trades at 12.1%.
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 Lowanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12407/lowanna/topic/employment