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Lake Mary · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Lake Mary

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lake Mary compared to the rest of the state. Only 53% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Despite this lower participation, the area has a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Lake Mary, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Mary sits — Unemployment rate

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Mary — lower than 99% of areas.

Lake Mary0.0%
4703, QLD 4.4%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.3%, falling well below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a lower overall workforce participation rate compared to both the state and Australia.

Unemployment rate

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.0% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.3% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer of the local workforce at 22.7%, followed by mining and health care and social assistance, which each account for 9.1%.

Industries people work in

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In Lake Mary, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 33%, followed by Mining (13%) and Health care & social assistance (13%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 22.7% Mining 9.1% Health care & social assistance 9.1% Construction 6.8% Accommodation & food 6.8% Professional & technical 6.8% Education & training 6.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%, with professionals following at 22.7%. Labourers, technicians and trades workers also make up a significant portion of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Lake Mary splits fairly evenly between Managers (27%) and Professionals (23%), with Labourers at 16%.

Managers 27.3% Professionals 22.7% Labourers 15.9% Technicians & trades 13.6% Clerical & administrative 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers 9.1%

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 Lake Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31617/lake-mary/topic/employment