33.5% ▲ +174.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockhart River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lockhart River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 33.5% unemployment rate shapes daily life in Lockhart River, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%. While many residents are out of work, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. For those in the workforce, full-time employment is slightly more common here than across Australia, at 60.7%.
53.7% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry, employing 48.2% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, with community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each accounting for around 16% of the workforce.
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 Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31673/lockhart-river/topic/employment