5.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lowlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Lowlands, where 21.3% of employees are in this field. While a good number of residents are employed, the area has a much lower rate of full-time work than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment is particularly low at 52%, well below both the state and national levels, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%.
59.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local workforce is spread across agriculture, forestry and fishing (16.0%), accommodation and food services (14.7%), and education and training (13.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers and professionals, who each make up 25.3% of occupations. These are followed by community and personal service workers at 20.0% and labourers at 17.3%.
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 Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50866/lowlands/topic/employment