3.1% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lennox Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lennox Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults are working or looking for work in Lennox Head, though full-time roles have become less common. This shift is seen in the 67.7% of adults in the workforce, while full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment has fallen 19 points since 2011 to 49.8%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a low 3.1%, which is a little below the Australian average.
67.7% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 29.8% of workers, with managers making up 15.7% and technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114017/lennox-head/topic/employment