4.8% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Evandale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Evandale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Evandale compared to the rest of the country. Only 54.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures. This suggests a community where fewer people are employed or seeking employment than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 55.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly lower than the state figure of 5.9% and about the same as the national rate.
54.9% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 here at 18.9%, followed by construction at 9.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while managers account for 18.5% and technicians and tradespeople make up 14.5% 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 Evandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60194/evandale/topic/employment