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Quamby Brook · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Quamby Brook

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A huge gap in employment separates Quamby Brook from the rest of the country, where the unemployment rate of 15.8% is far above the national figure. While full-time work is common for those employed, a small proportion of the adult population is actually working or looking for work.

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📍 Quamby Brook, Suburb / Locality

Where Quamby Brook sits — Unemployment rate

15.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quamby Brook — higher than 98% of areas.

Quamby Brook15.8%
7304, TAS 5.6%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 40.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below both the state and national figures. Those who do have jobs are mostly in full-time roles, with 58.3% of the workforce employed full-time.

Unemployment rate

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15.8% —

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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40.9% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.3% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Quamby Brook is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.4%. Construction and public administration and safety each account for 16.7% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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Quamby Brook splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (22%) and Construction (19%), with Public administration & safety at 19%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.4% Construction 16.7% Public administration & safety 16.7% Health care & social assistance 11.1% Wholesale trade 8.3% Professional & technical 8.3% Education & training 8.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25%, followed by community and personal service workers at 22.2%. Technicians and trades make up another 19.4% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Quamby Brook splits fairly evenly between Professionals (28%) and Community & personal service (25%), with Technicians & trades at 22%.

Professionals 25.0% Community & personal service 22.2% Technicians & trades 19.4% Managers 13.9% Machinery operators & drivers 8.3%

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 Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60529/quamby-brook/topic/employment