5.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7325, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7325, 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 7325, where 17% of the workforce is employed. This region has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with just 52.1% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national average, full-time employment has fallen slightly since 2011.
52.1% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 17%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and education and training at 9%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.5%) and construction (8.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 16.4%, with professionals following closely at 15.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14%), managers (12.9%), and labourers (11.4%).
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 7325, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7325/7325-tas/topic/employment