4.8% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glamorgan-Spring Bay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 23% of workers in Glamorgan-Spring Bay are employed in accommodation and food services, the area's largest industry. This reliance on tourism and hospitality sits alongside a small local workforce, as far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 49.2%, and this figure has fallen since 2011.
46.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services lead the way at 22.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14%. Other common industries include construction at 8.6%, health care and social assistance at 7.4%, and retail trade at 6.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 20.3%, with managers following closely at 19.5%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 13.7%, community and personal service workers at 12%, and professionals at 11.5%.
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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62410/glamorgan-spring-bay/topic/employment