9.5% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Downlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Downlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define Downlands. While 66.7% of the workforce holds a full-time role, the area also faces a tough challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.5%, which is among the highest for its level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The rate of adults working or looking for work is 62.4%, a little above the national figure of 61.1%. This is paired with a high unemployment rate of 9.5%, which is well above both Tasmania (5.9%) and Australia (5.1%).
62.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 66.7%
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 at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 12%. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 8.3% and wholesale trade at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and sales workers are the most common roles, each making up 14.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative workers follow at 13.9%, with technicians and trades accounting for 12%.
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 Downlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60166/downlands/topic/employment