4.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Campbell Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Campbell Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer residents are working or looking for work in Campbell Town compared to most similar areas. Only 46.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. This creates a distinct local economy where a quarter of all workers are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in other areas, with only 46.6% of adults doing so. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50%, while the unemployment rate of 4.4% is a little below the Tasmanian figure.
46.6% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 25.6% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common job role at 20.5%, followed by managers at 17.7% and technicians and trades workers at 15.6%. Sales workers and professionals make up 12.1% and 11.0% of the workforce respectively.
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 Campbell Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60094/campbell-town/topic/employment