Tasman · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Tasman

Name: Jobs & Industry in Tasman — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A far lower percentage of adults in Tasman are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 43% of adults are in the workforce, and the typical full-time employment rate is much lower than the national figure. This reflects a local job market that is significantly smaller than those in other Tasmanian regions.

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📍 Tasman, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 43%, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment has also dropped since 2011 to 43.2%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.8%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11%, and accommodation and food services at 10.9%.

Industries people work in

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Tasman splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (15%) and Health care & social assistance (11%), with Accommodation & food at 11%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 14.8% Health care & social assistance 11.0% Accommodation & food 10.9% Arts & recreation 9.6% Construction 9.2% Education & training 7.1% Administrative & support 5.2% Public administration & safety 5.0% Retail trade 4.7% Manufacturing 4.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Labourers follow at 16.1%, with professionals and technicians and trades workers each accounting for about 15% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Tasman splits fairly evenly between Managers (18%) and Labourers (17%), with Professionals at 16%.

Managers 17.6% Labourers 16.1% Professionals 15.5% Technicians & trades 15.1% Community & personal service 13.1% Clerical & administrative 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 6.6% Sales workers 4.6%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65210/tasman/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Tasman	7.0%
Rest of Tas.	5.6%
Tasmania	5.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Tasman sits — Unemployment rate