3.4% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lysterfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lysterfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lysterfield compared to most areas. This strong employment rate is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, about the same as the state and national averages.
72.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in construction, where 13.2% of people work, and retail trade at 12.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, followed by managers at 17.2% and clerical or administrative staff at 16.9%.
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 Lysterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21558/lysterfield/topic/employment