1.8% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Larrakeyah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Larrakeyah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Larrakeyah compared to the rest of the country. The area has a very strong employment rate and an unemployment rate of just 1.8%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 74.3% of adults in the labour force. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 70.6%.
74.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer, accounting for 26% of jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food (12.6%) and health care and social assistance (12.5%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.9%, followed by managers at 18.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.9% 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 Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70159/larrakeyah/topic/employment