1.9% ▼ -73.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lancelin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lancelin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.9% defines the local job market in Lancelin, where work is largely tied to the land. While few residents are without a job, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with 55.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
51.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 37.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.7% and construction at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 34.2%. Managers represent 13.6% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 12.2%.
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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50830/lancelin/topic/employment