0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lileah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lileah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
The local workforce in Lileah has remained stable since 2011, though it is now defined by a very high rate of full-time employment. A striking 66.7% of the community works full-time, which is well above the national figure. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed face almost no unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far more common here than in the rest of Tasmania, where the figure is 54.9%. However, only 43.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national average of 61.1%.
43.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 55.6% of the workforce. Other key sectors include wholesale trade at 14.8% and transport and warehousing at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 44.4%. Technicians and trades account for 22.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.8% and labourers at 11.1%.
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 Lileah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60339/lileah/topic/employment