14.6% ▲ +122.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rosebery
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Rosebery compared to most similar areas. While 43% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are far more likely to have full-time roles than the national average. However, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 14.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 14.6%, sitting well above the national figure of 5.1%.
43.0% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for local workers, accounting for 38% of jobs. Other common sectors include education and training at 16.2% and accommodation and food services at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers each follow closely, each representing about 16% 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 Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60568/rosebery/topic/employment