8.0% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7016, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7016, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7016 than in most other areas. Only 43.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This means a smaller proportion of the local adult population is engaged in paid employment compared to the rest of Tasmania.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.0%, which is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the 5.1% national figure. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 56.0%, this figure has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
43.4% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, accounting for 18.4% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 13.7%, with construction making up 11.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.3%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 17.5%. Technicians and trades people also make up a large share at 17.2%.
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 7016, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7016/7016-tas/topic/employment