9.1% ▲ +533.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leslie Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leslie Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Leslie Vale compared to the rest of the country. While 69.8% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.1%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. This comes despite more adults being active in the workforce than usual, though full-time employment at 51.7% is well below the national figure.
69.8% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 12.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.7%. Other main employers include public administration and safety, and education and training, both at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, held by 26.3% of workers. Managers make up 17.1% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.6%.
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 Leslie Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60332/leslie-vale/topic/employment