10.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Invermay
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 Invermay. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical unemployment rate of 10.6% that is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This struggle is reflected in the fact that full-time work is much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The share of full-time employees has fallen to 51.1% since 2011, leaving Invermay with an unemployment rate that is well above the state average.
56.2% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 18.3%. Accommodation and food services (12.0%) and retail trade (11.5%) also employ a significant portion of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and community and personal service jobs are equally common, each making up 18.1% of occupations. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, followed by labourers at 13.4%.
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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011036/invermay/topic/employment