2.0% ▼ -51.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orielton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orielton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines daily life in Orielton, where a huge 71.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above both the state and national figures. Finding a job is relatively easy here, with an unemployment rate of just 2%—well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are active in the workforce here than in most other areas, with 59.1% employed full-time. This is well above the Tasmanian average of 54.9%.
71.5% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.7%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Orielton, accounting for 20.2% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13%, and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are clerical and administrative work at 17%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Managers and professionals each make up about 12% of the local workforce.
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 Orielton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60480/orielton/topic/employment