3.1% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neika · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Neika
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Neika from the national figure for full-time employment. While about 59% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time roles are much less common here than in most other areas. This creates a workforce profile that differs significantly from the broader Tasmanian and Australian trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Tasmanian figure at 48.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas. However, the unemployment rate is a little below both the state (5.9%) and national (5.1%) figures, sitting at 3.1%.
59.0% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by public administration and safety, which employs 19.6% of people. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.4%, followed by smaller shares in electricity, gas and water, professional services, and administrative support.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers in Neika are professionals, making up 49.5% of the total. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.5%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%, and managers at 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 Neika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60448/neika/topic/employment