5.4% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7250, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7250, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in postcode 7250 is employed in health care and social assistance. This area has a stable workforce where about 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 56.2% since 2011, which is now a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
60.7% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 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 biggest employer at 19.9%, followed by education and training at 10.7% and retail trade at 10.5%. Construction and accommodation and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.8%.
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 7250, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7250/7250-tas/topic/employment