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Maydena · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Maydena

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

An unemployment rate of 11% is among the highest for areas like Maydena, which is well above the state and national figures. Only about half of the local adults are working or looking for work, making it much lower than most similar places.

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📍 Maydena, Suburb / Locality

Where Maydena sits — Unemployment rate

11.0% ▲ +35.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maydena — higher than 91% of areas.

Maydena11.0%
7140, TAS 7.2%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is 50.3%, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56%, slightly above the Tasmanian average.

Unemployment rate

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11.0% ▲ +35.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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50.3% ▲ +19.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.0% ▲ +15.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 14.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.3%.

Industries people work in

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Maydena splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (19%) and Accommodation & food (17%), with Health care & social assistance at 16%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 14.7% Accommodation & food 13.3% Health care & social assistance 12.0% Construction 10.7% Retail trade 9.3% Administrative & support 9.3% Manufacturing 4.0% Other services 4.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.3%, while community and personal service workers account for 24% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Maydena splits fairly evenly between Labourers (26%) and Community & personal service (25%), with Managers at 19%.

Labourers 25.3% Community & personal service 24.0% Managers 18.7% Technicians & trades 8.0% Clerical & administrative 8.0% Professionals 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers 5.3%

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 Maydena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60389/maydena/topic/employment