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Lakes Entrance · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Lakes Entrance

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are in the workforce in Lakes Entrance compared to most other areas, with only 37.8% working or looking for work. This low employment rate is a defining feature of the local economy, as full-time work is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Lakes Entrance, Suburb / Locality

Where Lakes Entrance sits — Unemployment rate

5.4% ▼ -32.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lakes Entrance — higher than 73% of areas.

Lakes Entrance5.4%
3909, VIC 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average at 45%, and the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most other areas. Only 37.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.4% ▼ -32.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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37.8% ▼ -12.7%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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45.0% ▼ -14.2%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy relies heavily on service roles, with health care and social assistance (16.8%) and accommodation and food services (15.6%) being the biggest employers. Retail trade also makes up a significant 10.6% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.1%, followed closely by labourers at 15.7%. Professionals, managers, and technicians and trades each account for between 12.5% and 14.4% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Lakes Entrance splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (17%) and Labourers (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Community & personal service 16.1% Labourers 15.7% Professionals 14.4% Managers 13.4% Technicians & trades 12.5% Sales workers 10.1% Clerical & administrative 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 5.2%

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 Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21449/lakes-entrance/topic/employment