6.7% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oatlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oatlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of the adults in Oatlands are working or looking for work, at just 45.9%. This low employment rate is paired with a local unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 48.9% of people in these roles. This helps explain why the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Tasmania average.
45.9% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 21.0%. Health care and social assistance also play a big role, employing 12.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the biggest group of workers at 19.6%. They are followed by managers at 16.7% and community and personal service workers at 16.3%.
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 Oatlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60473/oatlands/topic/employment