4.8% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dodges Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dodges Ferry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting job market has seen Dodges Ferry evolve over the last decade. The area now has a workforce that is more active than the state average, though a lower share of people work full-time compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. However, full-time employment at 53.3% is well below the national average, and the 4.8% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
61.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.2%, followed closely by construction at 14.9% and education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.2%, while professionals account for 18% 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 Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60160/dodges-ferry/topic/employment