6.7% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston - Huntingfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kingston - Huntingfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Kingston - Huntingfield than in the typical Tasmanian area. While 63.6% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 6.7% is much higher than in most similar areas. This reflects a shifting job market where full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has dropped to 55.0% since 2011, leaving the area well below the national figure. At the same time, unemployment has risen by 1.7 points to reach 6.7%, which is a little above the Australian average.
63.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by public administration and safety and education and training, which both sit at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.9%, while clerical and administrative work accounts for 14.2% 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 Kingston - Huntingfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041022/kingston-huntingfield/topic/employment