6.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lachlan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lachlan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.2% unemployment rate makes Lachlan struggle more than most similar areas to find work. While the number of adults working or looking for work is 59.7%, this is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is a little below the Australian average.
59.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 17.0%, followed by manufacturing at 11.3% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 16.1%, while professionals and community and personal service workers both make up 15.8% of the workforce.
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 Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60310/lachlan/topic/employment