85.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 85.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Quamby Bend · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Quamby Bend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Quamby Bend than in most similar areas. This is a highly active workforce where 85.7% of adults are engaged in the labour force, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 80%, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. This strong employment rate is consistent with 85.7% of adults being in the labour force.
80.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Quamby Bend is concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 40% of jobs. Other common industries include media and telecommunications at 30% and retail trade at 15%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40%, while professionals account for 30%. Sales workers and labourers each represent 15% of the local 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 Quamby Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60528/quamby-bend/topic/employment