4.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A modest shift in the workforce has seen Lake Gardens evolve into a place where nearly one in five people work in health and social assistance. While many residents hold professional roles, the area now sees a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While 57.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most similar areas.
54.1% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.8%, followed by education and training at 12%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, professional services, and public administration, each employing about 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%, while 14.9% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13%, with community and personal service workers making up 10.7% of the local workforce.
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 Lake Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21435/lake-gardens/topic/employment