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Jobs & Industry in Plenty

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Plenty, which is a far higher rate than seen across Tasmania and Australia. This is a productive area where the typical resident is employed, and the unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0.0%.

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Where Plenty sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Plenty — lower than 99% of areas.

Plenty0.0%
7140, TAS 7.2%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 76.3% of adults are working or looking for work—far above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 47.8%. This suggests a high number of people may be working part-time or in casual roles.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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76.3% —

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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47.8% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is led by construction at 17.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.2%. Other common industries include education, health care, and public administration.

Industries people work in

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Plenty splits fairly evenly between Construction (31%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (27%), with Education & training at 15%.

Construction 17.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 15.2% Education & training 8.7% Health care & social assistance 8.7% Public administration & safety 6.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 28.3%, followed by labourers at 19.6%. Managers and machinery operators each account for 10.9% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Plenty, the largest group is Community & personal service at 31%, followed by Labourers (21%) and Managers (12%).

Community & personal service 28.3% Labourers 19.6% Managers 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers 10.9% Clerical & administrative 8.7% Professionals 6.5% Technicians & trades 6.5%

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 Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60508/plenty/topic/employment