6.0% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockyer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lockyer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults in Lockyer are working or looking for work, at just 47.5%. This is far below the national figure, which suggests a small workforce for the area. While health care and retail are the biggest employers, the local job market faces challenges with an unemployment rate of 6.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also far below the state figure at 45.5%, while the unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most similar places.
47.5% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
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 at 17.2%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 12.7%, accommodation and food services at 12.2%, and manufacturing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 17.6% and technicians and trades people at 14.4%.
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 Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50858/lockyer/topic/employment