8.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lyons (Derwent) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Lyons (Derwent)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lyons (Derwent) compared to the rest of the country. Only 52.3% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This employment gap is coupled with an unemployment rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. While 54.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has risen slightly since 2011 to 52.3%.
52.3% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.3%. Other significant sectors include construction at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. This is closely followed by labourers at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 15.7%.
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 Lyons (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60501/lyons/topic/employment