3.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lancefield · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lancefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lancefield compared to most similar areas. While 63% of adults are active in the labour force, the local unemployment rate is lower than the national figure at just 3.4%. This suggests a strong local attachment to employment despite a small dip in full-time roles over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 63%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, though this has fallen 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
63.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 13.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 13.3% of the 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 Lancefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215046/lancefield/topic/employment