2.8% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7020, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7020, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 7020 than they were in 2011, with that figure falling by 4 percentage points. Despite this shift, it remains an area where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar places. The local unemployment rate is very low at 2.8%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.8% of adults doing so, far above the state average. While the unemployment rate is a very low 2.8%, full-time employment has dropped to 54.4%, which is well below the national figure.
68.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 14.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.9% and education and training at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.7% of workers, while technicians and tradespeople make up 18.9% of the local workforce.
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 7020, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7020/7020-tas/topic/employment