10.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Invermay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Invermay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 10.6% is among the highest for similar areas, marking a significant gap for Invermay compared to the rest of the state. Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. These challenges are reflected in a low rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is well above the Tasmanian rate of 5.9%. Only 51.1% of residents have full-time jobs, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 58.9%.
56.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.3%, followed by accommodation and food at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are equally common at 18.1% each. Technicians and trades make up 14.5% of the workforce, while labourers account for 13.4%.
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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60288/invermay/topic/employment