0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Sunnyside compared to most similar areas. While only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed often have full-time roles, and the area reports a striking 0.0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the Tasmanian figure of 5.9% and the national rate of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, slightly above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.4% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Sunnyside is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 12.8%. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.6%, while mining, administration, and education each account for 8.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers, community and personal service workers, and clerical and administrative staff, each making up 17.0% of roles. Machinery operators and drivers account for another 12.8% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60654/sunnyside/topic/employment