5.5% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crabtree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Crabtree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Crabtree than in most similar areas, with 68.2% of adults in the labour force. This high level of activity is seen alongside a 5.5% unemployment rate, which is higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.2% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is a little above the state average but slightly below the national figure.
68.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (17.1%) and construction (15.2%). Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as public administration and safety, both at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 22.8%. Managers, clerical staff, and labourers also make up a significant portion of the local jobs.
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 Crabtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60132/crabtree/topic/employment