0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highclere · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of employment than most similar areas define Highclere, where 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Notably, the area reports an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, with a participation rate far above the Tasmanian average. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, which is a little above the state figure but a little below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.7% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 54% 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 construction and education and training both accounting for 14.7% of jobs. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance each make up 13.2% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 19.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.6% and professionals at 16.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Highclere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60272/highclere/topic/employment