4.8% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colebrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Colebrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction and health care are the most common industries for workers in Colebrook. Only 38.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a sparsely populated area where fewer residents are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest of similar areas and far below the Tasmanian average. Full-time employment stands at 53.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
38.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in Colebrook are spread across several fields, with construction and health care and social assistance both at 13.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow closely at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.8%, while managers and machinery operators both account for 13.9% of the workforce.
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 Colebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60120/colebrook/topic/employment