4.4% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Norwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Norwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Norwood compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure, the proportion of people in the workforce has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 55.9%, a rate that is well below the national figure.
54.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 20.6%, followed by education and training at 12.4% and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.3% and community and personal service workers at 12.6%.
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 Norwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011043/norwood/topic/employment