0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sassafras
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Sassafras than in most similar areas. This community sees a very high engagement with the workforce, highlighted by a striking 0% unemployment rate. It is a productive area where nearly 70% of adults are active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 69.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While 57.1% are employed full-time, the most notable feature is the 0% unemployment rate, well below both state and national levels.
69.1% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.7% of the workforce. Other common fields include construction and retail trade, each accounting for 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 33.2%. Technicians and trades follow at 17.1%, while labourers account for 13.7% 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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60586/sassafras/topic/employment