6.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7004, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7004, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people in postcode 7004 are working full-time now than in 2011, when the rate was 56.3% compared to 51.0% today. Despite this, the area has a high number of adults working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen since 2011. However, the unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
64.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by education and training at 14.2% and professional and technical services at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 42.3% of the population, while managers account for 14.1% and community and personal service workers 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 7004, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7004/7004-tas/topic/employment