0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Roland · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Roland, where the local workforce is remarkably stable. While many adults are active in the economy, a small proportion of the community works in full-time roles compared to the rest of the state and country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the Tasmanian figure. However, full-time employment is far below the national level, with only 43.5% of residents in full-time roles.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Roland is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 23.9%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 17.4% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is evenly split between managers, technicians and trades, and labourers, who each make up 15.2% of occupations. Sales workers and clerical staff follow at 13% and 10.9% respectively.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Roland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60565/roland/topic/employment