6.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lemon Tree Passage · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lemon Tree Passage
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Lemon Tree Passage since 2011, with that figure falling by 5.3 percentage points. The area now has a smaller proportion of full-time workers than most similar places. This shift is reflected in a workforce where health care and retail are the most common industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, and the unemployment rate of 6.5% is a little above the national figure.
43.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 16.5%. Retail trade and construction follow closely, making up 12.0% and 11.5% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 19.4%. Other frequent roles include community and personal service workers (14.8%) and labourers (12.2%).
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 Lemon Tree Passage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115097/lemon-tree-passage/topic/employment