5.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Cathie · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lake Cathie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of the adults in Lake Cathie are currently working or looking for work, at 48.5%. This is far below the national figure and marks a decline from a decade ago. The local job market is now led by health care and social assistance workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.5%, while the unemployment rate sits at 5.2%, about the same as the national figure.
48.5% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 17.5%, followed by construction at 13.0% and education and training at 11.9%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services also make up a notable part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.7% and technicians and trades people at 14.6%.
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 Cathie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115096/lake-cathie/topic/employment