0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hampshire · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the workforce in Hampshire, where a higher share of adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. While job activity is strong, the proportion of people in full-time roles is far below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 35.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, transport, and healthcare each accounting for 12.9% of the workforce. Public administration and safety also make up nearly a tenth of the local industry.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 25.8%, followed by managers at 16.1%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 12.9% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 9.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hampshire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60260/hampshire/topic/employment