5.1% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7190, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7190, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011 marks a shift in the workforce for postcode 7190. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1%, the area now sees far fewer people in the workforce than the Tasmanian or national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.5%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
44.1% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 15.2%. Health care and social assistance account for 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.4%, followed by labourers at 19.0% and technicians and trades at 14.1%.
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 7190, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7190/7190-tas/topic/employment