1.2% ▼ -81.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Lansdowne are technicians and tradespeople, reflecting a strong local shift toward skilled manual work. The area is marked by very high employment stability, with a tiny unemployment rate of just 1.2%. Most residents here hold full-time positions, which is far more common than in the rest of Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 77.5%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 61.9%—about the same as the Territory and Australia—the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas.
1.2% ▼ -81.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.9% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4%. Other notable employers include education and training at 10.9% and public administration and safety at 8.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up 24% of the workforce, the largest group in the area. Managers follow at 20.5%, while professionals account for 15.9% of roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70156/lansdowne/topic/employment