6.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockington · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lockington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lockington than in the rest of the state. Only 44.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped 31 points since 2011. This shift is highlighted by the fact that full-time employment has also fallen sharply over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen to 46.7%, while the unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the state average.
44.2% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.7% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 15.6%. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.1%, with transport and warehousing making up 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 20.0%. Technicians and trades account for 14.1%, while sales workers and machinery operators both sit at 11.9%.
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 Lockington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222046/lockington/topic/employment