32.1% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Barnes Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barnes Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking shift in employment has occurred since 2011, with Barnes Bay now seeing far fewer adults working or looking for work. Only 32.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is a tiny fraction compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 32.1%, which is far below the figures for Tasmania (58.2%) and Australia (61.1%), and among the lowest for similar areas.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 33%, ahead of Public administration & safety (25%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 33%, ahead of Labourers (33%).
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 Barnes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60030/barnes-bay/topic/employment