3.5% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Sorell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Port Sorell compared to the rest of the country. Only 52.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 4.9 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas, and this figure has dropped 3.2 percentage points over the last decade.
52.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 for local workers at 16.2%. Other significant sectors include construction at 10.7%, retail trade at 9.6%, and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.3%. Managers make up 14.3% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/employment