7.3% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7270, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7270, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7270 compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is 16 percentage points below the national figure. This gap is mirrored in full-time work, which has fallen to 49.2% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9% and the national rate of 5.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it has fallen by 1.1 percentage points over the last decade.
44.9% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 14.4%, followed by manufacturing at 12.2% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.9%, with labourers at 14.9% and managers at 12.7% also common in the area.
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 7270, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7270/7270-tas/topic/employment