6.0% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montagu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montagu Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher-than-average share of adults in Montagu Bay are working or looking for work compared to the rest of Tasmania. While 62.1% of adults are active in the labour force, the area faces a tough challenge with an unemployment rate of 6.0%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.2%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure. This happens alongside a local unemployment rate that is about the same as the state and national figures.
62.1% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here at 15.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.8%. Retail and education each account for 11.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.0%.
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 Montagu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60413/montagu-bay/topic/employment