2.7% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Acacia Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Acacia Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Acacia Hills than in most similar areas, with a very strong employment rate. The local workforce is especially steady, as the unemployment rate is much lower than the Tasmanian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also high at 61.5%, while the unemployment rate of 2.7% is much lower than the Tasmanian average.
66.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
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 19.2%. Other common industries for local workers include construction at 10.8%, manufacturing at 10.3%, and retail trade at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.8%. Professionals account for 15.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.3% and labourers at 13.1%.
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 Acacia Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60004/acacia-hills/topic/employment