2.3% ▼ -57.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7302, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7302, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate of 2.3% defines the workforce in postcode 7302. This area has a stronger employment profile than most of Tasmania, with 63.4% of adults working or looking for work. Full-time roles are also more common here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the Tasmanian figure at 60.9%, though this is 2.7 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 2.3%, which is much lower than most other areas.
63.4% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 28.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10%, construction at 9.6%, and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, each making up 17.9% of jobs. Technicians and trades workers follow at 15.6%, while 12.2% of people work as machinery operators and drivers.
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 7302, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7302/7302-tas/topic/employment