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7176, TAS · Postcode

Jobs & Industry in 7176, TAS

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas mark the workforce in postcode 7176. Only 53.7% of people are employed full-time, a figure that has dropped by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. While the unemployment rate has fallen significantly to 5.6%, the area still struggles to match national employment levels.

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📍 7176, TAS, Postcode

Where 7176, TAS sits — Unemployment rate

5.6% ▼ -43.8%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7176, TAS — higher than 76% of areas.

7176, TAS5.6%
Sorell 4.7%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly higher than the Tasmanian figure. This is despite a general trend where the number of people in the workforce has fallen by 2.6 percentage points over the last decade.

Unemployment rate

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5.6% ▼ -43.8%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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59.7% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.7% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 79% of postcode areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 14.6%. Construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a large part of the local economy, at 12.2% and 11.0% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common at 14.6%. Other frequent jobs include technicians and trades, as well as clerical and administrative staff, who both make up 13.4% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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7176, TAS splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (16%) and Technicians & trades (14%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Community & personal service 14.6% Technicians & trades 13.4% Clerical & administrative 13.4% Managers 12.2% Sales workers 12.2% Labourers 12.2% Professionals 11.0% Machinery operators & drivers 4.9%

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 7176, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7176/7176-tas/topic/employment