4.2% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7316, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7316, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 7316, where 17.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area's job market is relatively stable, with an unemployment rate of 4.2% that is a little lower than the Tasmanian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 55.7%, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
58.9% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are education and training at 10.6%, construction at 9.3%, and retail trade at 9.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ 7.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and labourers also hold significant shares of the local job market.
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 7316, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7316/7316-tas/topic/employment