5.9% ▼ -45.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eaglehawk Neck · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eaglehawk Neck
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in Eaglehawk Neck, making it a place where employment is less common than in most areas. This is highlighted by a full-time employment rate of just 42%, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.9%, this is about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
47.8% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.0% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with the largest share in accommodation and food services at 13%, followed by construction at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.4%, while labourers make up 14.2% 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 Eaglehawk Neck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60174/eaglehawk-neck/topic/employment