3.0% ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stanley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A fifth of all workers in Stanley are managers, reflecting a local workforce with a strong presence of leadership roles. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below both the Tasmanian and national figures. About 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, though the 54% in full-time roles is well below the Australian average.
60.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by accommodation and food services at 17.3% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3%. Manufacturing also employs a significant 13.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 20.0% of the local workforce, followed by labourers at 15.3% and professionals at 15.0%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.0% of jobs.
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 Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60635/stanley/topic/employment