0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridgenorth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bridgenorth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Bridgenorth than in most similar areas. This active workforce is marked by a very high full-time employment rate of 63.0% and a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost 70% of adults are in the workforce, a figure far above the Tasmanian average. Full-time employment is also well above the state and national rates, contributing to a local unemployment rate of 0.0%.
69.9% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 20.1%, followed by construction at 16.4% and both manufacturing and public administration at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople, who make up 24.7% of roles. Other common jobs include clerical and administrative work at 15.1% and professionals at 14.2%.
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 Bridgenorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60072/bridgenorth/topic/employment