6.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Lambton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual number of working adults define the daily life of North Lambton, though few hold full-time roles. While 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 6.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Despite more adults being in the workforce than the state average, full-time employment is well below the national figure of 58.9%, sitting at 53.5%. The local unemployment rate is a little above the Australian figure of 5.1%.
64.4% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 20.7% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 11.2% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.2% of occupations.
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 North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13004/north-lambton/topic/employment