2.7% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lawitta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lawitta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.7% defines the local job market in Lawitta. Most working adults here are in full-time roles, and the area performs better than the state average in terms of employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Full-time employment is well above the state average at 59.8%.
59.5% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both being the most common industries at 14.0% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common jobs at 18.7%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 17.8%.
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 Lawitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60323/lawitta/topic/employment