7.2% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elizabeth Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elizabeth Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Elizabeth Town than in most similar areas. Only 53.9% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 7.2% is much higher than in most other places. This suggests a challenging local job market compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is a little above the Tasmanian figure and the national rate. Full-time work is also far below the Australian average, with only 46.2% of the population employed full-time.
53.9% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.9% and manufacturing at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service, making up 18.2% of jobs. Professionals, managers and labourers also represent significant shares 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 Elizabeth Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60186/elizabeth-town/topic/employment