11.4% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eggs And Bacon Bay · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low workforce participation rate of 30.7% defines the job market in Eggs And Bacon Bay, which is far below the national figure. This small area sees very few residents working full-time and a higher than usual unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 30.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below that of Tasmania and Australia. This is mirrored by a low 10.7% full-time employment rate, while the unemployment rate of 11.4% is well above the national average.
11.4% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
30.7% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
10.7% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local work is spread across several sectors, with the largest share in accommodation and food services at 25%. Other common industries include professional and technical services, construction, education, and health care, each accounting for 10.7% to 17.9% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 21.4% of the workforce. Sales workers follow at 17.9%, with machinery operators, drivers, and labourers each representing 14.3% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Eggs And Bacon Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60183/eggs-and-bacon-bay/topic/employment