5.2% ▼ -50.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lapoinya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lapoinya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for workers in Lapoinya, employing 24.3% of the local workforce. The area has a varied mix of roles, though full-time work is much less common here than in other parts of the state.
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, full-time employment is well below the national rate at 50.0%, and the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.2%.
59.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One quarter of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other main industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, mining at 11.4%, and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Jobs are spread across several roles, with managers and technicians and trades workers both making up 22.9% of the local workforce. Professionals account for another 20.0% of roles.
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 Lapoinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60319/lapoinya/topic/employment