5.5% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Central Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Central Highlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A limited number of working opportunities defines daily life in Central Highlands (Tas.), where only 55.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure and lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time employment for 57.4% of the workforce is a little above the Tasmanian average, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most areas. The proportion of adults working or looking for work has barely changed since 2011.
55.8% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 15.8%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.4% and labourers at 15.2%.
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60301/central-highlands/topic/employment