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Kings Meadows - Punchbowl · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Kings Meadows - Punchbowl

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More than 61% of adults are working or looking for work in Kings Meadows - Punchbowl, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian average. The local workforce is largely employed in full-time roles, although the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.

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📍 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kings Meadows - Punchbowl sits — Unemployment rate

6.0% ▼ -5.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kings Meadows - Punchbowl — higher than 75% of areas.

Kings Meadows - Punchbowl6.0%
7249, TAS 5.3%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose by 6.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, which is well above the state figure, while the unemployment rate is 6.0% and much higher than most areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.0% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.6% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.2% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 20.6% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 12% and construction at 8.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.2% of the workforce, followed closely by technicians and trades at 14%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Kings Meadows - Punchbowl — Professionals leads at 20%, ahead of Community & personal service (15%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 19.6% Community & personal service 14.2% Technicians & trades 14.0% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Managers 11.1% Sales workers 10.4% Labourers 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 7.3%

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 Kings Meadows - Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011037/kings-meadows-punchbowl/topic/employment