8.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flowery Gully · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Flowery Gully
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 8.3% marks the local job market in Flowery Gully, which is well above the national figure. While many of those who do work are in full-time roles, a much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. This low participation sits alongside an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
52.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Flowery Gully is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the most common at 18.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training each account for 15.6% of roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, who each make up 28.1% of occupations. Other common roles include community and personal service, clerical work, and machinery operation, each at 12.5%.
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 Flowery Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60206/flowery-gully/topic/employment