4.4% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penguin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Penguin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Daily life in Penguin is shaped by a workforce where health care and education are the biggest employers. Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local job market that is smaller than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Tasmania. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is well below the Australian average.
57.2% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry for local workers at 18.5%, followed by education and training at 11.5%. Construction, retail trade, and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, with technicians and trades following at 17.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, managers, and labourers.
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 Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60501/penguin/topic/employment