13.6% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lyons
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 8.5 percentage points separates the unemployment rate in Lyons from the national figure. While 66.7% of the workforce is employed full-time—well above the Australian average—the area still faces a high unemployment rate of 13.6%. This creates a stark contrast between those in steady full-time work and those struggling to find jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 13.6%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the state average.
61.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Lyons is concentrated in retail trade, where 25% of people are employed, followed by other services at 16.7%. No one in the area works in mining, manufacturing, or agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are clerical and administrative work at 25%, with 20.8% of residents working as technicians and tradespeople. Machinery operators and drivers make up 16.7% of the workforce, while labourers and community service workers each account for 12.5%.
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31710/lyons/topic/employment