5.0% ▼ -51.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lexton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lexton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Lexton, where 21.6% of people are employed in these fields. This is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to other areas. The local job market is smaller than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.9%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as the national average.
49.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from farming, construction is the next biggest employer at 14.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.8%, with manufacturing making up 9.9% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 24.3%, while labourers account for 11.7% of the 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 Lexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21497/lexton/topic/employment