5.4% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parklands - Camdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Parklands - Camdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of residents are working or looking for work in Parklands - Camdale, with this group rising by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. While 56.3% of adults are in the workforce, this is well below the national figure. Health care and social assistance are the most common industries here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 4.4 percentage points since 2011 to 56.4%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, a figure that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
56.3% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry is health care and social assistance at 21.6%. Other major employers include retail trade at 12% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.4%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.2% of jobs.
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 Parklands - Camdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011078/parklands-camdale/topic/employment