4.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lucinda · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lucinda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lucinda than in most similar areas. Only 45.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped by 20 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a local workforce that is much smaller than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 19 points since 2011 to reach 55.6%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While fewer people are working, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
45.3% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services, where 19.1% of people work. Other notable employers include health care and social assistance at 11.7% and manufacturing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians, tradespeople, and labourers are the most common workers, each making up 19.1% of the workforce. Managers account for 13.6%, while professionals and clerical staff each make up 11.7%.
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 Lucinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322073/lucinda/topic/employment