6.4% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mole Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mole Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few things have shifted in the local workforce since 2011, and Mole Creek remains a place where only about half of adults are working or looking for work. The area struggles with a 6.4% unemployment rate, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national rate of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 54.1%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average but well below the Australian figure.
51.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 21.8% of workers. Other common employers include accommodation and food services at 12.7%, and health care and social assistance at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%, followed by managers at 18.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.5%. Professionals and community service workers account for 12.7% and 11.4% respectively.
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 Mole Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60409/mole-creek/topic/employment