0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Springfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Springfield. This small community sees a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%—the unemployment rate is effectively zero. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, which is a little above the state average.
64.5% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 37.5% of the workforce. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 9.2% and education and training at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, followed closely by managers at 22.5%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant slice of the local workforce at 12.5%.
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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60630/springfield/topic/employment