7.8% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7010, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7010, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.8% unemployment rate makes postcode 7010 one of the areas with the highest jobless rate at this level. While more adults have started working or looking for work since 2011, full-time employment has fallen. The local workforce is now heavily concentrated in health care and community services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.1%. Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
57.4% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
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 18.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal services (17.5%), followed by technicians and trades at 14.3% and professionals at 14.0%.
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 7010, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7010/7010-tas/topic/employment