12.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathblane · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathblane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Strathblane have shifted over the last decade, with a now striking unemployment rate of 12.7%. This is well above both the state and national figures. It is a place where nearly half of all workers are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the Tasmanian figure at 49.0%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size.
52.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 46.9% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade, both at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, followed by managers at 22.4% and professionals at 20.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 18.4% 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 Strathblane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60647/strathblane/topic/employment