0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lascelles · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common for residents in Lascelles, with 63.4% of the workforce in permanent roles. This is well above the national figure and reflects a stable local economy where almost everyone who wants a job has one.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Around 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a result similar to the Victorian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.5% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 17.1%, while 14.6% work in accommodation and food services.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce (48.8%) are managers. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 19.5% and labourers at 17.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lascelles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21472/lascelles/topic/employment