4.7% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geilston Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Geilston Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 62% of adults in Geilston Bay are working or looking for work, which is a higher rate than the state average. The area has a strong employment profile, with full-time work rates that align closely with national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also higher than the state average at 58.6%, while the unemployment rate of 4.7% is a little below the state's 5.9%.
62.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
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, employing 17.2% of the workforce. Other major employers include public administration and safety at 13.7%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.6%. Clerical and administrative jobs make up 15.7% of the workforce, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.0%.
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 Geilston Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60224/geilston-bay/topic/employment