2.5% ▼ -58.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ocean Vista · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ocean Vista
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Ocean Vista have remained steady over the last decade, with a small unemployment rate of 2.5% being a standout feature. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. Most workers are in full-time roles, though the local rate is lower than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 55%, a figure that is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian rate of 58.9%.
59.0% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 22.1%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 12.8% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 18.1% and managers at 17.4%.
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 Ocean Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60474/ocean-vista/topic/employment