6.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7322, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7322, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 7322 compared to most other areas. Only 52.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.2% that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell slightly to 52.6% since 2011, a figure well below the national average. Full-time employment has also dropped by 5.6 points over the last decade to 56.1%.
52.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 for local workers at 19.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.0%. Other notable employers include education and training at 8.7% and manufacturing at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, with technicians and trades closely behind at 15.3%. Labourers account for 13.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers make up 13.3%.
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 7322, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7322/7322-tas/topic/employment