57.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Leighton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leighton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 75% of people working in Leighton have full-time jobs, a figure far above the national average. This small community is heavily reliant on the land, with four out of ten workers employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well below the Australian figure—those who are employed are much more likely to work full-time than people in most other areas.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 40% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between professionals and clerical or administrative staff, who each make up 25% of roles, while managers and labourers each account for 15%.
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 Leighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40758/leighton/topic/employment