0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Poatina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Poatina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Poatina compared to the rest of the country. While the employment rate is much lower than the national figure, there is currently no unemployment in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment sits at 52.8%, a little below the state average.
39.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and accommodation and food, both at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%, followed by managers at 27.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.1%.
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 Poatina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60509/poatina/topic/employment