15.7% ▲ +135.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lonnavale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lonnavale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 15.7% marks the local job market in Lonnavale, which is far above the national figure. The area struggles with lower employment levels compared to most similar places, with only about half of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmania and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 53.8%, and the unemployment rate is among the highest for this level of area.
52.6% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with construction, public administration, and health care each accounting for 12.8% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.3%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 7.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 15.4%, followed by sales workers at 12.8% and clerical or labouring roles at 10.3% each.
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 Lonnavale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60352/lonnavale/topic/employment