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Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Leichhardt

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

A higher unemployment rate of 14.3% marks the current job market in Leichhardt, which is well above the national figure. While health care and retail are the biggest employers, the area sees far fewer adults working or looking for work than most similar places.

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📍 Leichhardt, Suburb / Locality

Where Leichhardt sits — Unemployment rate

14.3% ▲ +0.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — higher than 96% of areas.

Leichhardt14.3%
4305, QLD 7.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Those in employment are slightly less likely to be full-time compared to the rest of Australia, and the unemployment rate is among the highest for its level.

Unemployment rate

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14.3% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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51.8% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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56.7% ▼ -12.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and manufacturing at 10.0%. Other notable employers include accommodation and food services at 8.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%, with community and personal service workers following at 16.7%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.5%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 12.9% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Leichhardt splits fairly evenly between Labourers (20%) and Community & personal service (17%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Labourers 19.3% Community & personal service 16.7% Technicians & trades 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers 12.9% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Professionals 9.5% Sales workers 9.4% Managers 6.0%

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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31650/leichhardt/topic/employment