5.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sorell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Sorell have shifted over the last decade, though the area now faces a higher unemployment rate than many similar places. Around 55.7% of adults are currently working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, slightly above the Tasmanian average.
55.7% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.1%, followed by construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 15.9%, while professionals, technicians and trades each make up around 14% 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60609/sorell/topic/employment