5.3% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montrose
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry for workers in Montrose, where 16.9% of the workforce is employed. This area has a typical employment pattern, though the proportion of full-time workers is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
61.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
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: 60.9%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The top industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.9%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and public administration and safety at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are spread evenly across several fields, with community and personal service workers making up 15.9% of the workforce. Professionals, technicians and trades, and clerical staff each account for 15% of roles.
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 Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60416/montrose/topic/employment