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Turners Beach - Forth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Turners Beach - Forth

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A low unemployment rate of 3.0% marks the job market in Turners Beach - Forth, which is much lower than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Tasmania, the proportion of full-time roles has dropped since 2011.

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📍 Turners Beach - Forth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Turners Beach - Forth sits — Unemployment rate

3.0% ▼ -47.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Turners Beach - Forth — lower than 90% of areas.

Turners Beach - Forth3.0%
7310, TAS 6.1%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Tasmania average. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.9%, falling 6.3 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.0% ▼ -47.3%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.6% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.9% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and retail trade at 10.1%. Other common industries include construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, managers at 13.5%, and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Turners Beach - Forth — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Technicians & trades (15%) and Managers (14%).

Professionals 21.6% Technicians & trades 14.5% Managers 13.5% Community & personal service 12.8% Labourers 9.9% Clerical & administrative 9.4% Sales workers 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers 7.3%

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 Turners Beach - Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021092/turners-beach-forth/topic/employment