6.3% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7007, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7007, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines the daily life of postcode 7007, where 64.8% of adults are employed or seeking work. While this is well above the national figure, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, though the unemployment rate has risen to 6.3% since 2011. Full-time employment has fallen by 5.7 points over the last decade and is now well below the Australian average.
64.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in a few sectors, with education and training (16.4%) and health care and social assistance (15.9%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.8%, followed by managers at 15.8% and community and personal service roles at 12.7%.
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 7007, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7007/7007-tas/topic/employment