5.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bruny Island - Kettering · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bruny Island - Kettering
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bruny Island - Kettering than in 2011. Only 50.6% of adults are now active in the labour force, with full-time employment falling by 4.3 percentage points over the decade. This reflects a shift away from traditional full-time work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 44.4% of the population is employed full-time, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the national figure, overall workforce activity is much lower than in most other areas.
50.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.1%. Education and training follow at 11%, while construction makes up 10.3% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%, followed by managers at 16.2%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 15.3% 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 Bruny Island - Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021069/bruny-island-kettering/topic/employment