3.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leabrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leabrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 40.5% of the workforce in Leabrook, making it the most common occupation in the area. While many residents hold high-level roles, a much lower proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 55.2%, which is well below the Australian average.
47.7% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 21.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.7% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of professionals, managers account for 17.3% of workers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 10.9%, and community and personal service workers at 8.4%.
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 Leabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40753/leabrook/topic/employment