5.0% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Waratah
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 Waratah compared to most similar areas. Only 55.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the 5% unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.2%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure but slightly below the national average. This has barely changed over the last decade.
55.4% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split almost evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing (14.5%) and health care and social assistance (14.2%). Other common industries include education and training at 9.8% and construction at 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 17.7%, followed by professionals at 15.3%. Technicians and trades make up 15.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 12.3%.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/employment