5.4% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Stuart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest employment group in Mount Stuart, where nearly 40% of workers hold professional roles. This is a workforce with a high level of activity, as a far greater share of adults are working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While the unemployment rate is 5.4%, full-time employment at 54.1% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
67.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents include health care and social assistance at 19.0%, followed by education and training at 13.4%. Other significant sectors are professional and technical services and public administration, both at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 40% of the workforce are professionals, while 15.3% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.1% of jobs, with community and personal service workers making up 10.3%.
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 Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/employment