54.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Lower Lewis Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lower Lewis Ponds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults are working or looking for work in Lower Lewis Ponds, a figure well below the national average. The local job market is small and diverse, with a significant portion of the workforce employed in agriculture and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the New South Wales average, with only 45.5% of residents in full-time roles.
45.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 36.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 27.3%. Mining also makes up a notable 18.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.4%, while professionals account for 22.7%. Technicians and trades people fill another 13.6% of local roles.
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 Lewis Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12416/lower-lewis-ponds/topic/employment