6.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nubeena · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nubeena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Nubeena than in the past, with only 44.4% of adults currently in the labour force. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure. The local economy relies heavily on primary industries and manual labour.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure at 35.3%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian rate at 6.4%.
44.4% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.3% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.9%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, followed by construction and accommodation and food services, both at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Professionals account for 15% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers make up 14%.
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 Nubeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60467/nubeena/topic/employment