7.0% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montello · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montello
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Montello compared to the national figure. While 62.1% of the workforce is employed full-time—well above the Tasmanian average—the overall employment rate is well below both the state and the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is a little above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a result well below most similar areas.
52.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.8% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 15.1%, with professionals and technicians and trades each making up about 13% of the 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 Montello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60415/montello/topic/employment