4.7% ▼ -46.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Opossum Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Opossum Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Opossum Bay, accounting for 34.1% of the local workforce. While the area has a strong base of skilled roles, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the national rate, though it sits at 55.3%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
56.8% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are education and training at 16.2% and health care and social assistance at 14.5%. Construction also employs a significant 11.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, the most common jobs are technicians and trades at 15.1% and clerical and administrative roles at 12.8%. Managers make up 12.3% of the working population.
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 Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60478/opossum-bay/topic/employment