15.2% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deddington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deddington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Deddington compared to the rest of the state. While 69.7% of adults are in the labour force, the area struggles with a very high unemployment rate of 15.2%. This is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 10 percentage points above the Australian figure. Full-time work accounts for 56.1% of the workforce, which is a little above the Tasmanian average.
69.7% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.7% of people. Construction follows at 19.5%, while 12.2% work in electricity, gas and water.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.1%, and labourers at 12.2%.
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 Deddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60145/deddington/topic/employment