6.0% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frankford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Frankford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Frankford, where 22% of workers are in these fields. While those who do have a job are more likely to work full-time than people in most other areas, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, at 64.4%, well above the Tasmanian average of 54.9%.
49.3% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with 16.9% in retail trade, 10.2% in mining, and 8.5% in manufacturing. Another 6.8% of people work in electricity, gas and water.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. This is followed by technicians, trades, machinery operators and drivers, who each account for 15.3% 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 Frankford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60214/frankford/topic/employment