2.1% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7256, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7256, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 2.1% unemployment rate defines the job market in postcode 7256, which is much lower than most areas. More adults here are working or looking for work than in the rest of Tasmania. However, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 57.2%, this figure has dropped since 2011.
63.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in this area is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with 25.7% of people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Manufacturing is the next biggest sector at 11.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%, followed closely by labourers at 22.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.1% of the local workforce.
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 7256, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7256/7256-tas/topic/employment