0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gordon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the workforce in Gordon, which is well below the state and national figures. However, the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas. This suggests a community where those who are active in the job market find work easily.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 44.9%.
43.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.9% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.5%, followed by construction at 10.3% and public administration and safety at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 16.7%.
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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60239/gordon/topic/employment