14.3% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lee Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lee Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of adults are working or looking for work in Lee Point, with only 31.5% of the population in the labour force. This is far below the Northern Territory and national figures, though those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.7% of workers are in full-time jobs—well above the national figure—the unemployment rate of 14.3% is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national rate.
31.5% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in a single sector, with 45.8% of people working in accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 37.5%, followed by professionals and machinery operators and drivers, who each make up 20.8% 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 Lee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70162/lee-point/topic/employment