3.8% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dromedary · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dromedary
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Local employment patterns in Dromedary have remained steady since 2011, with 61% of adults now working or looking for work. This matches the national figure and is slightly higher than the Tasmanian average. Most of the workforce is concentrated in health care and construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment at 54.8% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 residents at 16.9%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%, with professionals and managers accounting for 14.2% and 12% of the workforce respectively.
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 Dromedary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60168/dromedary/topic/employment