10.7% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
7467, TAS · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 7467, TAS
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates the number of adults working or looking for work in postcode 7467 from the national figure. This area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.7% that is well above both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has fallen 8.3 points since 2011. Full-time employment has also dropped 11 points over the last decade to 55.5%.
48.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, employing 17.4% of the workforce. Other significant employers include accommodation and food services at 11.9%, followed by health care, retail, and education, which each employ around 10% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 17.1%, followed closely by labourers at 16.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.3%.
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 7467, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7467/7467-tas/topic/employment