4.3% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Midway Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Midway Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines Midway Point, where 63% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Most people in the area hold full-time roles, making it a highly active employment hub for the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the state average. Full-time employment is also high at 58.4%, though the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
63.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 here, employing 15.9% of the workforce. Construction, retail trade, and public administration all follow closely, each employing around 10% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 17%, followed by professionals at 15.8%. Technicians and trades people also make up a large share of the local workforce at 14.6%.
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 Midway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60404/midway-point/topic/employment