5.1% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7301, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7301, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in postcode 7301, where 15.8% of workers are in this field. While full-time work is common, the area has a notably low proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, 59.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate well above the Tasmania average.
55.0% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 15.8%. This is followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%, while construction and retail trade both sit at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.4%. Other common roles include labourers at 13.7%, managers at 13.6%, and community and personal service workers at 13.0%.
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 7301, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7301/7301-tas/topic/employment