1.8% ▼ -75.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Underwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Underwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.8% defines the job market in Underwood. This makes it an area where far more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar places. The local workforce is active and stable, with few people struggling to find jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Tasmanian and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, slightly higher than the state average.
64.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed by construction at 14.3%. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing each employ 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 20.5%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.3% of jobs.
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60703/underwood/topic/employment