0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tewkesbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tewkesbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Tewkesbury than most similar areas, with 71% of the workforce in full-time roles. Despite this, only 41% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a unique local job market where those employed are very likely to have stable, full-time hours.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level, sitting 20 points below the Australian average.
41.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, led by retail trade at 19.4%. Mining and transport and warehousing both account for 16.1% of the workforce, while manufacturing and accommodation and food each make up 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 22.6%, followed by professionals at 16.1%. Other roles include clerical and administrative workers at 12.9%, machinery operators and drivers at 12.9%, and managers at 9.7%.
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 Tewkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60674/tewkesbury/topic/employment