41.0% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Highcroft · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Highcroft
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Highcroft are working or looking for work, which is far lower than most other areas. This means a smaller proportion of the local adult population is active in the job market compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.0% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the Tasmania figure of 58.2% and the national figure of 61.1%, placing it among the lowest areas for this activity.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 60%, ahead of Accommodation & food (20%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 47%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
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 Highcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60273/highcroft/topic/employment