2.2% ▼ -80.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Louth Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Louth Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working rates in Louth Park have climbed steeply since 2011, with 77.3% of adults now working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is defined by a strong employment record, including a very low unemployment rate of just 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 61.8%. This stability is reflected in the unemployment rate, which fell 9.2 points since 2011 to reach 2.2%, a figure a little below the national average.
77.3% ▲ +70.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.7%, followed by construction at 11% and mining at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.3%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 17.4%, managers at 16.5%, and clerical or administrative workers at 15.6%.
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 Louth Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121069/louth-park/topic/employment