3.4% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flowerdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Flowerdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 54% of adults in Flowerdale are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. This suggests a workforce that is notably smaller than in most similar areas, though those seeking work have a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 53.5%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 53.2%, sitting well below the Australian average.
53.5% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
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 24.8%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 21.1%. Education and training accounts for 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 18.3%. Managers and professionals also make up a large share, at 17.4% and 14.7% respectively.
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 Flowerdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60204/flowerdale/topic/employment