7.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grassy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grassy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Grassy, where 34.7% of workers hold this role. The area faces a tough job market, with an unemployment rate of 7.4% that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 55.1%, a figure that is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
55.1% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here at 16.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%. Construction, wholesale trade, and retail trade each account for 8.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, technicians and tradespeople make up 20.4% of the workforce, while managers account for 18.4%. Clerical and administrative roles represent 10.2% of occupations.
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 Grassy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60247/grassy/topic/employment