2.6% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lewisham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low unemployment of 2.6% shapes the daily working life of Lewisham, where job security is much higher than in most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than in the rest of Tasmania, a smaller share of the workforce is in full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian average. This high activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%, far below both state and national levels.
61.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Public administration and safety also employ a significant 10.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7% and professionals at 14.5%.
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/employment