7.8% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Burnie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Upper Burnie compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is matched by a high unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.8%. While 57.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is slightly lower than the Australian average of 58.9%.
49.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 19.5% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 12% and accommodation and food services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with technicians and trades workers at 15.4% and labourers at 15.3%. Community and personal service workers also make up 15.1% of occupations.
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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/employment