3.5% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tranmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines daily life in Tranmere, where 60.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This level is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%, reflecting a strong local employment profile.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is paired with a 3.5% unemployment rate, which is a little below the Tasmanian average.
67.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.8% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation here at 26.3%, while managers make up 18.8% of the workforce and clerical and administrative workers account for 16.8%.
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 Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60686/tranmere/topic/employment