0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leigh Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full 0% unemployment rate marks the local job market in Leigh Creek, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment is much lower than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average, with only 50.0% of the population in full-time roles.
65.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Leigh Creek is spread across several sectors, with transport and warehousing being the most common at 20.6%. Manufacturing and accommodation and food services both follow at 17.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 38.2%. Other roles, including technicians, clerical staff, and machinery operators, each account for 8.8% of occupations.
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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21485/leigh-creek/topic/employment