1.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7258, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7258, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.9% marks the job market in postcode 7258. This area has a strong workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. Full-time employment rose 2.5 points since 2011 to 58.5%, a rate well above the Tasmanian average.
67.6% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 16.5%, followed by construction at 12.7% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are most common at 26.5%, while managers make up another 24.6% 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 7258, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7258/7258-tas/topic/employment