3.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little over 62% of adults in Leith are working or looking for work, which is a higher rate than both the state and national figures. While many are active in the workforce, those in paid work are far more likely to be part-time compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little lower than the figures for Tasmania and Australia. However, full-time employment is well below the national average, with only 49% of the population working full-time.
62.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Leith, making up 23.7% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 10.7%, and manufacturing and construction both at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%, followed by managers at 17.8%. Community and personal service workers account for 16.2% 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 Leith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60329/leith/topic/employment