Leeton · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Leeton

Name: Jobs & Industry in Leeton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Manufacturing is the largest employer in Leeton, with 17.5% of workers in this sector. The local job market has strengthened significantly, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work climbing 11 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is now notably higher here than in most similar areas.

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📍 Leeton, Urban Centre

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment rose 11 points since 2011 to 65.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. While the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has grown to 58.2%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.5%. Other significant employers include education and training at 11.7%, health care and social assistance at 10.4%, and retail trade at 8.5%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Leeton — Manufacturing leads at 18%, ahead of Education & training (12%) and Health care & social assistance (11%).

Manufacturing 17.5% Education & training 11.7% Health care & social assistance 10.4% Retail trade 8.5% Construction 6.8% Accommodation & food 6.4% Public administration & safety 6.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6.0% Other services 4.1% Transport & warehousing 4.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.8%. Professionals account for 14.0% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles make up 12.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Leeton splits fairly evenly between Labourers (19%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Professionals at 14%.

Labourers 18.8% Technicians & trades 14.8% Professionals 14.0% Community & personal service 12.1% Clerical & administrative 11.4% Managers 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.2% Sales workers 7.5%

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 Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114016/leeton/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Leeton	4.4%
2705, NSW	3.8%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Leeton sits — Unemployment rate