5.0% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7306, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7306, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7306, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low rate of employment is far below both the Tasmanian and national figures. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0% since 2011, the area still struggles with a smaller workforce than typical Australian regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 55.7%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
53.1% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 at 13.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 17.9%, while managers and labourers also make up large groups at 15.1% and 14.3% respectively.
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 7306, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7306/7306-tas/topic/employment