10.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Levendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Levendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.4% marks Levendale as one of the most challenged areas for work among its peers. While 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is well above both the state (5.9%) and national (5.1%) figures. Full-time work is also rare here, at 46.0%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
59.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 27.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.7%, and construction, wholesale trade and admin support each at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.5%, machinery operators and drivers at 15.9%, and labourers at 12.7%.
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 Levendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60333/levendale/topic/employment