4.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7210, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7210, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a full-time job is less common in postcode 7210, where only 48.2% of the population are employed full-time. This figure is far below the national average and has dropped 6.1 percentage points since 2011. Work across the area is largely centered on the land and local services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at 47.2%, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate has stayed steady since 2011 at 4.4%, which is a little below the state average.
47.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the biggest employer, making up 24.7% of local jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, and retail trade at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker at 21.3%, followed by managers at 17.7% and technicians or tradespeople at 15.6%.
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 7210, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7210/7210-tas/topic/employment