5.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Turners Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Turners Marsh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults are working or looking for work in Turners Marsh than in most similar areas. While 65.6% of adults are active in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above both the Tasmanian figure (58.2%) and the national figure (61.1%). Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, which is well above the state average.
65.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 24.6%, followed by construction at 18.1%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.0% and education and training at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, with labourers following closely at 15.2%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.8% 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 Turners Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60700/turners-marsh/topic/employment