4.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 61% of adults in Lara are working or looking for work, mirroring state and national trends. The area stands out for having a higher share of full-time workers than most similar places, with 61.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the Victorian and national figures at 61.8%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
61.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 61.8%
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 13.3%, followed by construction at 12.3% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%, while technicians and trades workers are also common at 16.4%.
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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21469/lara/topic/employment