5.7% ▼ -65.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oyster Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oyster Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few full-time roles define the local economy in Oyster Cove, where only 43.3% of people hold such positions. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 54.9% and the national rate of 58.9%. The area struggles more than most with a high unemployment rate of 5.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work describes 57.9% of adults, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 12 points lower than the state average.
57.9% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.7%. Education and training also employ a significant 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32%, with technicians and trades following at 18%. Managers account for 16% of the local workforce, while community services and machinery roles each sit at 8.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Oyster Cove
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Oyster Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60485/oyster-cove/topic/employment