5.7% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Central Highlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of the adults in Central Highlands are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local economy where many people are retired or not in the workforce. While full-time work is common for those employed, the overall share of people in the labour force remains very low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Tasmanian average. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.7% since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped 6.4 points over that decade to reach 56.5%.
49.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 29.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include accommodation and food services at 12.6%, and health care and social assistance at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed by labourers at 20.1%. Technicians and trades workers account for 12.7% of the local workforce.
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011065/central-highlands/topic/employment