8.9% ▲ +236.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Low Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Low Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low Head has seen a shift in its local economy, where a small number of residents are now active in the workforce. Only 40.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has an unemployment rate of 8.9%, which is well above both the Tasmanian figure and the national average. Full-time employment sits at 54.4%, making it well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
40.7% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Low Head are health care and social assistance at 16.3%, followed by manufacturing at 15.3% and education and training at 13%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.4% 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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/employment