9.3% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Marys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle for employment marks the local landscape in St Marys (Tas.), where the unemployment rate of 9.3% is much higher than most similar areas. Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is a challenge here, with the 9.3% unemployment rate well above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. Full-time employment is also far below national levels, reaching just 38.6%.
41.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.6% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 38.6%
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 at 15.4%, followed by retail trade and accommodation and food, which both sit at 13.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most frequent roles are in community and personal service at 16.3%, with technicians and trades following closely at 15.9%.
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60634/st-marys/topic/employment