4.0% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sulphur Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sulphur Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Sulphur Creek are now working or looking for work compared to previous years. This is a small community where 63.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the Tasmanian average. Most local jobs are found in health care, education, and the trades.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the state figure of 58.2%. While the unemployment rate is 4.0%—a little below the national average—full-time employment is well below the Australian figure at 53.8%.
63.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 13.1%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, closely followed by technicians and trades people at 18.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.8% 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 Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60652/sulphur-creek/topic/employment