5.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Launceston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in South Launceston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in South Launceston, where 22.9% of the workforce is employed in these fields. This area sees more adults working or looking for work than most similar places, though the share of full-time roles has dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment fell 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to 56.6%.
63.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, a significant portion of the workforce is employed in retail trade at 12.1%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 8.5% and construction at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.5% of workers. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.7% and technicians and trades people 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 South Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011047/south-launceston/topic/employment