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Smiths Lake · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Smiths Lake

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

Far fewer people work full-time in Smiths Lake than in most similar areas. While more adults have started working or looking for work since 2011, full-time employment has fallen to 44.9%. This leaves the area with a workforce that is notably smaller than the state and national averages.

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📍 Smiths Lake, Urban Centre

Where Smiths Lake sits — Unemployment rate

5.3% ▼ -18.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Smiths Lake — higher than 58% of areas.

Smiths Lake5.3%
2428, NSW 5.7%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Unemployment rate

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5.3% ▼ -18.5%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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50.5% ▲ +24.9%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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44.9% ▼ -12.4%

Lower than 92% 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 sectors, with construction (16.6%) and health care and social assistance (15.2%) being the most common industries. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 13.7% of residents.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals and technicians or trades people are the most common roles, each making up 19.7% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers follow at 13.9%, with labourers and managers also representing significant shares.

Occupations people work in

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Smiths Lake splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (20%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 19.7% Technicians & trades 19.7% Community & personal service 13.9% Labourers 13.7% Managers 12.3% Sales workers 8.1% Clerical & administrative 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers 4.8%

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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115127/smiths-lake/topic/employment