4.3% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prospect Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Prospect Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Prospect Vale than in most similar areas, with only 57.2% in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are likely to have steady roles, as full-time work is more common here than across Tasmania.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas, sitting at 57.2%. While 4.3% of the workforce is unemployed, this is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%.
57.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.2%. Other notable sectors include education and training, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 16.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.4% of the workforce.
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 Prospect Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60525/prospect-vale/topic/employment