5.9% ▲ +147.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7055, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7055, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7055 than in most similar areas. While nearly 70% of adults are in the labour force, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has risen to 5.9%, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Around 56.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure slightly above the Tasmanian average.
69.9% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 18.2%, followed by construction at 14.6% and public administration and safety at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.2%, while technicians and trades make up 20.1% 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 7055, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7055/7055-tas/topic/employment