0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brittons Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brittons Swamp
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 95.5% of the workforce in Brittons Swamp is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This creates a distinct local economy where almost everyone works on the land, and the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 68.2% of the population employed full-time. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9% and well above the national average.
59.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The area's economy is almost entirely dominated by a single sector, with 95.5% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers are in hands-on roles, with labourers making up 45.5% of occupations, while managers account for 36.4%.
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 Brittons Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60076/brittons-swamp/topic/employment