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+).
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lamington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 65.5% is well above the national figure in Lamington. This small area sees a very high proportion of its residents in steady work, with a strikingly low unemployment rate of 0.0%. Local employment is spread across a few key sectors, with farming and tourism playing major roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. Most of these residents are in full-time roles, a rate much higher than in most other areas.
64.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split between a few main sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 21.8%. Accommodation and food services follow closely at 20%, while 18.2% work in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common workers here at 30.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 25.5%. Sales workers make up 12.7% of the workforce, while professionals and labourers account for 10.9% and 9.1% respectively.
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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31628/lamington/topic/employment