8.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelso
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted in Kelso, where the local job market now struggles with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas. Only 36.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits far below both the Tasmanian and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for areas of this size, sitting at 36.3%. Full-time work is also less common here at 51.9%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the state and national figures at 8.1%.
36.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 18.5%, followed by education and training at 13.0% and manufacturing at 11.1%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each account for 9.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 22.2%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers each make up 18.5% of the local workforce, with sales workers following at 14.8%.
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 Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60300/kelso/topic/employment