8.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Acton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Acton (Tas.) have shifted over the last decade, with a focus now on health and retail. The area struggles with a higher unemployment rate than most similar places, and the typical resident is less likely to be in the workforce than those across the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. This is reflected in the unemployment rate of 8.4%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%.
54.9% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 21.6%, followed by retail trade at 17.8%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services (8.0%) and manufacturing (6.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service (17.5%) and as labourers (17.3%). Technicians, trades, and sales workers each make up 13.7% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Acton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60005/acton/topic/employment