6.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7113, TAS · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 7113 are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This lack of employment is reflected in a small full-time workforce and an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.8%.
6.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
46.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.2%. Other notable employers include education and training at 8.5% and accommodation and food services at 7.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, with technicians and trades following at 15.4%. Managers, labourers and community service workers also each represent between 12.8% and 14.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 7113, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7113/7113-tas/topic/employment