4.3% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Squeaking Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Squeaking Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of people are in full-time work in Squeaking Point compared to the rest of the country. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time employees is well below the national figure. This creates a local job market that varies slightly from broader Tasmanian trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas, though a little below the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. Roughly 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, about the same as the national average.
60.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.8%, followed by construction at 11.6% and transport and warehousing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades are the most common roles, each making up 16.1% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 12.9%.
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 Squeaking Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60631/squeaking-point/topic/employment