6.4% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Lismore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas defines the job market in South Lismore. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably low at 49.2%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This sits alongside a full-time employment rate that is well below the state average by 8.8 percentage points.
60.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 22.2%, followed by retail trade at 13.3% and construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 19.4% of the workforce, closely followed by labourers at 19.0% and technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 South Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13605/south-lismore/topic/employment