5.6% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smithton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smithton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Smithton compared to the national figure. While 57.6% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the overall participation rate is well below the Australian average. This creates a local job market where a high proportion of the population is not active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, with only 55.8% of adults active. The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
55.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Smithton, accounting for 20.2% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow at 14.2%, while retail trade employs 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Managers are the next most common at 13.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 12.1%.
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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60606/smithton/topic/employment