2.0% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lancelin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lancelin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in the workforce has seen Lancelin's employment levels drop since 2011. While few adults now work or look for work, those who are employed find it easy to do so, with a very low unemployment rate of 2%. This shift highlights a local job market that has shrunk significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults (51.6%) are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 13 points since 2011 to 55.4%, though the unemployment rate has dropped to a very low 2.0%.
51.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 10.6%, followed by construction and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 35.2%. Managers, technicians and tradespeople also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 12.9% and 12.6% respectively.
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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521030/lancelin/topic/employment