7.0% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Devonport · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Devonport
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.0% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, making job security a key challenge for Devonport. Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 54.0%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average.
54.0% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and construction at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 16.5% of the workforce, with labourers at 15.0% and professionals at 14.6%.
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60156/devonport/topic/employment