0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenorchy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenorchy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Glenorchy, where nearly 68% of workers hold full-time roles. While the area has a very high proportion of secure full-time employment, it has a much lower overall rate of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical worker here is more likely to have a full-time job than those in other areas, with 67.7% employed full-time. However, only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
52.5% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 19.4% of the workforce, followed by arts and recreation at 12.9% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, while machinery operators and drivers and labourers each account for 16.1% of the local workforce.
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31169/glenorchy/topic/employment