4.3% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huonville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Huonville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Huonville than in most similar areas. Only 53.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market where a smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.5%, which is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian figure. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, this is higher than most similar areas.
53.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%. Construction and retail trade also employ around 9.5% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 17.2%, with professionals following at 16.1%. Labourers account for 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Huonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60285/huonville/topic/employment