7.6% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Quoiba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Quoiba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines Quoiba, where 62.5% of the workforce is employed in permanent roles. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. However, this strength is offset by an unemployment rate of 7.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is a little above both the state (5.9%) and national (5.1%) figures.
60.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed closely by construction at 13.5% and manufacturing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 19.7%, while managers and professionals both account for 14.4% of workers.
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 Quoiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60532/quoiba/topic/employment