0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few people are working or looking for work in Lower Creek, with only 41.1% of adults in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the workforce is small, those who are employed are typically in agriculture or management roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest of similar areas at 41.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, while the unemployment rate is notably low at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
41.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 26.1% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 13.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and clerical or administrative workers each make up 26.1% of the local workforce. Community and personal service workers account for another 13.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lower Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12413/lower-creek/topic/employment