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Doctors Rocks · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Doctors Rocks

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people in Doctors Rocks, where 26.1% of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a very strong employment record with no one currently unemployed. However, full-time work is much less common here than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Doctors Rocks, Suburb / Locality

Where Doctors Rocks sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doctors Rocks — lower than 99% of areas.

Doctors Rocks0.0%
7325, TAS 5.1%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well above the Tasmanian figure—full-time employment is far below the national rate at 45.7%. This stands in contrast to the local unemployment rate, which is a remarkable 0.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.3% —

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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45.7% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Jobs are spread across several sectors, with health care (26.1%) and education (23.9%) leading the way. Farming, forestry and fishing also make up a significant part of the local economy at 19.6%.

Industries people work in

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Doctors Rocks splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (24%) and Education & training (22%), with Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 18%.

Health care & social assistance 26.1% Education & training 23.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.6% Construction 10.9% Mining 8.7% Retail trade 6.5% Public administration & safety 6.5% Other services 6.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 34.8% of workers. Managers, technicians, trades, and clerical staff each make up 17.4% of the workforce, while labourers account for 15.2%.

Occupations people work in

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In Doctors Rocks, the largest group is Professionals at 30%, followed by Managers (15%) and Technicians & trades (15%).

Professionals 34.8% Managers 17.4% Technicians & trades 17.4% Clerical & administrative 17.4% Labourers 15.2% Machinery operators & drivers 8.7% Sales workers 6.5%

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 Doctors Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60159/doctors-rocks/topic/employment