34.5% ▲ +131.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pioneer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pioneer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment shapes daily life in Pioneer, where only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, pointing to a community with very few active jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 34.5%, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%.
43.9% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Accommodation & food at 27%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (20%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 33%, ahead of Community & personal service (20%).
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 Pioneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60505/pioneer/topic/employment