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Rest of Tas. · Capital City

Jobs & Industry in Rest of Tas.

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A significant gap exists between the workforce in Rest of Tas. and the rest of the country, as far fewer people are employed full-time. Only 54.9% of workers hold full-time roles, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This highlights a job market that relies more heavily on part-time or casual work than typical Australian areas.

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📍 Rest of Tas., Capital City

Where Rest of Tas. sits — Unemployment rate

5.6% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of Tas. — lower than 51% of areas.

Rest of Tas.5.6%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. While this is a little below the state average, the unemployment rate has fallen 1.8 points since 2016 to reach 5.6%.

Unemployment rate

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5.6% —

Lower than 51% of capital city areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.7% —

Lower than 51% of capital city areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.9% —

Lower than 71% of capital city areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 16.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.8% and construction at 8.6%. Education and training (8.5%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.1%) also employ significant numbers of people.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, with technicians and trades following at 14.5%. Community and personal service workers and labourers both account for 13.3% of the workforce, while managers make up 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Rest of Tas. splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 16.5% Technicians & trades 14.5% Community & personal service 13.3% Labourers 13.3% Managers 13.1% Clerical & administrative 10.6% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.0%

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 Rest of Tas. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6RTAS/rest-of-tas/topic/employment