11.0% ▲ +127.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lansdowne · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lansdowne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer people are working or looking for work in Lansdowne compared to most similar areas. While the number of people in the workforce has risen since 2011, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 11.0%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national rate at 50.0%, and the unemployment rate has climbed 6.2 points since 2011.
43.2% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 27.3%. Other common sectors include retail trade at 16.4% and accommodation and food services at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 21.8% of the workforce. This is followed by labourers at 14.5% and technicians and trades people at 13.6%.
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 Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122077/lansdowne/topic/employment