8.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lennox Head - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Lennox Head - West (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This shift is part of a steep decline since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 21 points since 2011 to just 37.4%, a figure far below the national average. This is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 8.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
43.7% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.4% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 37.4%
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 17.2%, followed by education and training at 14.1% and professional and technical services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%, with managers accounting for another 21.2% of the local workforce.
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 Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/employment