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Lower Acacia Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Lower Acacia Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 42.9% of adults in Lower Acacia Creek are working or looking for work. This is a very low rate for the area, sitting far below both the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Lower Acacia Creek, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

At 42.9%, the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure is 16 points lower than the New South Wales average and 18 points below the national figure.

Labour-force participation

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42.9% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Health care & social assistance at 43%, ahead of Retail trade (29%).

Industries people work in

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In Lower Acacia Creek, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 46%, followed by Retail trade (31%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (23%).

Health care & social assistance 42.9% Retail trade 28.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 21.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Machinery operators & drivers at 43%, ahead of Managers (36%).

Occupations people work in

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Lower Acacia Creek splits fairly evenly between Machinery operators & drivers (30%) and Managers (25%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Machinery operators & drivers 42.9% Managers 35.7% Community & personal service 21.4% Clerical & administrative 21.4% Labourers 21.4%

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 Lower Acacia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12408/lower-acacia-creek/topic/employment