0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Patersonia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Patersonia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for those working in Patersonia, employing 21.8% of the local workforce. While a high 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Unemployment is very low at 0.0%, although full-time work is well below the national rate at 49.1%.
67.5% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Farm and forestry work leads the way at 21.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 18.2% and construction at 16.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or trades workers both make up 16.4% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 10.9%.
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 Patersonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60494/patersonia/topic/employment