5.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gretna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gretna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady employment patterns define Gretna, where a high proportion of the workforce is in full-time roles. While the area has a smaller share of working adults than the national figure, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.8% of the workforce in such roles, which is well above the 54.9% seen in Tasmania. However, only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
56.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 28.6% of workers. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 15.2% and retail trade at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and community or personal service workers are the most common roles, making up 21.9% and 21.0% of the workforce respectively. Labourers account for 17.1% of jobs, followed by technicians and trades at 14.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gretna
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gretna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60252/gretna/topic/employment