3.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lilydale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lilydale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 64.6% of adults in Lilydale are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a highly active local workforce. Most residents hold full-time positions, while the unemployment rate sits slightly lower than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting 3.5 percentage points above the Australian average. This activity is paired with a 3.4% unemployment rate, which is a little below the 5.0% seen across Victoria.
64.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6%. Retail trade and education and training also employ significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.5% of occupations in the area.
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 Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21504/lilydale/topic/employment