11.1% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Barren Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cape Barren Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 11.1% marks the job market on Cape Barren Island, which is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. The area is sparsely populated and struggles with low employment levels, with the typical working experience differing sharply from the national norm.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Full-time employment is far below the rest of the country at 38.1%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
54.0% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.1% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the dominant industry here, employing 42.9% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also provide a significant portion of jobs at 23.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal services at 38.1% and management at 33.3%. Labourers make up 19% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical staff each account for 14.3%.
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 Cape Barren Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60095/cape-barren-island/topic/employment