3.2% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kayena · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kayena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few changes have occurred in the local job market since 2011 for Kayena, where a small proportion of adults are currently working or looking for work. Only 46.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed have a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average of 5.9%.
46.6% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 16.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.8%. Professional and technical services, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, and health care all account for around 10% to 12% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.3%. Sales workers, professionals, and community and personal service workers also represent significant portions 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 Kayena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60298/kayena/topic/employment