68.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Lower Duck Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Lower Duck Creek from the national figure for people working or looking for work. This sparsely populated area sees a very high proportion of its adults engaged in the workforce compared to similar regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
68.2% —
Higher than 76% 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 Health care & social assistance at 50%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (42%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 50%, ahead of Managers (42%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lower Duck Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12414/lower-duck-creek/topic/employment