1.7% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Luddenham · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Luddenham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Luddenham than in most similar areas. While 70.3% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 51.7%. Despite this, the area has a very low unemployment rate of just 1.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults here are working or looking for work, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time work is less common than in most areas, at 51.7%, which is well below the national figure.
70.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13%, followed closely by retail trade at 12.6% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 17.2%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 15.5%, while professionals account for 13.9% of occupations.
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 Luddenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122080/luddenham/topic/employment