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Lake Cargelligo · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Lake Cargelligo

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

Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Lake Cargelligo, where 15.2% of employees work in this field. The area has a mixed economy with strong ties to agriculture and manufacturing. Only about half of the adults here are working or looking for work.

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📍 Lake Cargelligo, Urban Centre

Where Lake Cargelligo sits — Unemployment rate

4.8% ▼ -21.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Cargelligo — higher than 52% of areas.

Lake Cargelligo4.8%
2672, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just over half of adults (50.3%) are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While full-time employment fell 6.3 points since 2011 to 57.5%, the unemployment rate has improved, dropping 1.3 points to 4.8%.

Unemployment rate

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4.8% ▼ -21.3%

Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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50.3% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.5% ▼ -9.9%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Beyond education, 14.7% of people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while 13.6% are in manufacturing and 12.9% work in health care and social assistance.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (15.9%), technicians and tradespeople (14.7%), and professionals and labourers who each account for 12.2%.

Occupations people work in

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Lake Cargelligo splits fairly evenly between Managers (18%) and Community & personal service (17%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Managers 17.0% Community & personal service 15.9% Technicians & trades 14.7% Professionals 12.2% Labourers 12.2% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.0% Sales workers 5.1%

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 Lake Cargelligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115095/lake-cargelligo/topic/employment