3.6% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Legana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Legana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Legana are working or looking for work than in the typical Tasmanian town. Around 62.6% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the state figure. This high level of employment is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 59.4%, a figure well above the Tasmanian average. The local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state and national figures.
62.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 local workers at 18.8%. Construction, education, and retail trade also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.0%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 15.1% of workers, while community and personal service roles account for 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 Legana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60327/legana/topic/employment