0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Royal George · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 0% unemployment rate defines the workforce in Royal George, where the local job market has remained remarkably stable. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, those who are employed tend to be concentrated in a few key local industries.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the national level at 50.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.2% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on the land and earth, with 38.5% of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while mining and retail trade each account for 15.4% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and machinery operators and drivers, who each make up 34.6% of the local occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Royal George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60579/royal-george/topic/employment