15.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pontypool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pontypool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates Pontypool from the national average for adults working or looking for work. Only 44.4% of adults here are in the labour force, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This lack of employment is paired with a very high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 15.0% is among the highest for similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 5.1%. This struggle for work is consistent with the fact that the share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Tasmanian average.
44.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 44.4%
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 Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 38%, ahead of Accommodation & food (25%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 63%, ahead of Community & personal service (31%).
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 Pontypool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60512/pontypool/topic/employment