6.6% ▲ +145.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lucindale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lucindale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lucindale than in most other areas, with only 48% of adults in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and the number of full-time jobs has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has risen to 6.6%, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, sitting at 51.7%.
48.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 26.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of the local workforce are managers at 20.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 19.8% and labourers at 18.1%.
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 Lucindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422028/lucindale/topic/employment