4.3% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7307, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7307, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in postcode 7307 since 2011, with the rate falling 2.8 percentage points. This area has a low employment rate of 54%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 2.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.3%, a figure slightly above the state average. This is lower than most similar areas, and the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national rate.
54.0% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 here, employing 16.3% of the workforce. Construction and retail trade follow closely, with 10.4% and 10.3% of workers respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.8%. Professionals account for 14.6%, while managers and community and personal service workers each represent about 13-14% 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 7307, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7307/7307-tas/topic/employment