4.8% ▼ -44.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dilston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dilston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Dilston than in most similar areas, with 63.9% in the workforce. This reflects a community where a high proportion of the adult population is active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While the unemployment rate of 4.8% is a little below the state's 5.9%, it remains higher than most similar areas.
63.9% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer for 22.8% of workers. Other major industries include manufacturing and education and training, which each employ 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Technicians and trades and clerical and administrative staff each account for 15.1% of the local 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 Dilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60157/dilston/topic/employment