2.5% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Electrona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Electrona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Electrona than in most other areas. This active workforce is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 2.5%, which is well below the Tasmania figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 71.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, well above the state average.
71.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for workers here at 17.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 16.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.3%, while community and personal service roles account for 17.3% of jobs.
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 Electrona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60185/electrona/topic/employment