4.2% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Sorell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.7% of adults in Port Sorell are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of workforce participation is a defining feature of the local job market. While few residents are in the workforce, those who are employed generally find steady work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.3%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. However, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is higher than in most similar areas.
53.7% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 17.4% and professionals at 16.2%, while 14.2% work in community and personal service roles.
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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60516/port-sorell/topic/employment