8.6% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lurnea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lurnea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Lurnea, where 13.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 8.6% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 37.2%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, while the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
37.2% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several key sectors, with retail trade at 11.3%, construction at 10.1%, and transport and warehousing at 9.6%. Manufacturing also employs a notable 8.8% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 15.1%. This is followed by professionals at 14.9%, clerical and administrative staff at 14.2%, and technicians and trades at 13.3%.
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 Lurnea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12431/lurnea/topic/employment