2.1% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Luddenham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Luddenham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines Luddenham, where 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and the local unemployment rate of 2.1% is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, sitting at 69.5% compared to 58.7% for New South Wales. Full-time employment for 57.6% of the population is about the same as the state average.
69.5% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Luddenham, accounting for 19.7% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.9% and education and training at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers here is a manager, making up 20.6% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 17%, while technicians and trades people account for 15.3%.
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 Luddenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12428/luddenham/topic/employment