4.3% ▲ —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pegarah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pegarah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift toward full-time employment is the main story for Pegarah, where 60.3% of workers hold such roles. This is well above the Tasmanian figure. While the area is sparsely populated, it shows a strong lean toward management and agricultural work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the state figure, and the unemployment rate of 4.3% is a little below the state average.
59.0% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the local workforce, 48.5%, works in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 8.8%, and other services at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 44.1%, followed by labourers at 23.5%. Clerical and administrative staff and machinery operators each account for 8.8% of the 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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/employment