7.5% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Helens - Scamander · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in St Helens - Scamander
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in St Helens - Scamander than in the rest of Tasmania. Only 42.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is 15 percentage points below the state figure. This gap is even wider compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 42.9%, a figure far below the national average and among the lowest for similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is a little above the national figure, it has fallen from 10.2% in 2011.
42.8% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.6%, followed by accommodation and food at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.8%. Construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing both account for 9.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, managers at 14.5%, and community and personal service workers at 14.1%.
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 St Helens - Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031064/st-helens-scamander/topic/employment