7.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7140, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7140, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7140 than in the rest of the country. This area faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places, sitting at 7.2%. While full-time work is slightly more common than the Tasmanian average, overall workforce participation remains well below national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 54.6%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is also a little above the state and national rates, though it has fallen 1.8 points since 2011.
54.6% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 at 16.6%, followed by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, with community and personal service workers and labourers also representing large shares at 15.6% and 15.0%.
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 7140, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7140/7140-tas/topic/employment