4.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7172, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7172, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A typical employment profile for its size defines postcode 7172, where 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work. The area's job market is steady, with an unemployment rate of 4.5% that sits around the middle for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure but down 4.0 points since 2011. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
57.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Administrative and clerical roles are the most common occupation at 15.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.2% and professionals at 13.8%.
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 7172, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7172/7172-tas/topic/employment