0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Grace · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lake Grace
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate makes Lake Grace (L) one of the most active job markets in the region. Most adults are working or looking for work, with full-time employment seeing a huge jump of 35 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 65.8%.
71.8% ▲ +131.7%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▲ +115.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15.8%. Retail and wholesale trade also make up a large part of the local economy, each at around 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are managers, while technicians and trades people make up another 18.8%. Professionals and clerical staff each account for about 11% 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 Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522038/lake-grace/topic/employment