5.3% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taroona - Bonnet Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Taroona - Bonnet Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of the residents in Taroona - Bonnet Hill work full-time, at 48.9%. This is well below the national figure and represents a drop of 4.4 percentage points since 2011. The area has a strong presence of professional and educational workers, though unemployment has risen slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. However, the unemployment rate has rose to 5.3% since 2011, a level higher than most areas.
59.9% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is concentrated in education and training (19.2%) and health care and social assistance (16.3%). Other major industries include professional and technical services at 12.9% and public administration and safety at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely high-skilled, with 42.6% of residents working as professionals and 16.3% as managers. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 11.3% and clerical staff at 9.1%.
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 Taroona - Bonnet Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041026/taroona-bonnet-hill/topic/employment