5.6% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kellevie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kellevie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of full-time workers defines Kellevie compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.7% of adults work full-time, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%. This gap is a key feature of the local workforce, where employment patterns differ from both state and national norms.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
59.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 locals at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 14.6% and construction at 12.2%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a role, employing 11.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most frequent roles are in community and personal service at 14.6%. Technicians, trades, and clerical or administrative workers each make up 13.4% 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 Kellevie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60299/kellevie/topic/employment