4.9% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bagdad · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bagdad
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong share of full-time work defines Bagdad, where 61.2% of the workforce is employed in permanent roles. This figure is well above the Tasmanian average and higher than most similar areas. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, unemployment is slightly higher than in most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 58.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, sitting a little below the state average but remaining higher than in most similar areas.
63.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4% and manufacturing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.8%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 14.9%.
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 Bagdad [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60026/bagdad/topic/employment