5.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lota · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lota
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Lota compared to the rest of the country. Around 64.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. This strong workforce activity is reflected in the high number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is more likely to be employed full-time here than in most other areas, at 61.3%. While the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than in similar areas, it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
64.6% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
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 for local workers at 12.3%, followed by construction at 10.7% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%, with managers also featuring strongly at 16.8%. Technicians and trades people account for another 13.9% 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 Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/employment