10.2% ▲ —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beechford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beechford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 16 percentage points separates the full-time employment rate in Beechford from the national figure. While 75% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area struggles with a high unemployment rate and a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 75%, far above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. However, only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national rate of 61.1%, and the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 10.2%.
47.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Beechford is spread across several sectors, with Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Health care and social assistance both accounting for 20% of jobs. Construction, Manufacturing, and Public administration and safety each make up 15% to 17.5% of the local industry.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25%. Technicians, trades and labourers each account for 17.5% of occupations, followed by professionals at 15% and community and personal service workers at 12.5%.
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 Beechford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60037/beechford/topic/employment