3.6% ▼ -46.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sidmouth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sidmouth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Sidmouth compared to most similar areas. Only 54.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 51.3%. This is also much lower than most other similar areas across the country.
54.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.6%, while managers account for 19% of the 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 Sidmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60601/sidmouth/topic/employment