4.8% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7027, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7027, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7027 compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is 22 points below the national figure. This gap is partly because full-time employment has fallen by 6.4 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at 38.8%. Full-time employment is also much lower than usual at 53.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
38.8% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors. Construction and health care and social assistance are the largest employers at 13.1% each, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.8%), managers (13.9%), and machinery operators and drivers (13.9%).
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 7027, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7027/7027-tas/topic/employment