0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lowesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Lowesdale, where the local workforce is very stable. While nearly half the workers are in agriculture, others find employment in health care and manufacturing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is something 56.3% of adults do, which is well below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
56.3% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 48.9% of workers. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 15.6%, while manufacturing and transport both account for 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.0%. Professionals account for 24.4%, followed by labourers at 22.2% and technicians or tradespeople at 15.6%.
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 Lowesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12423/lowesdale/topic/employment