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Upper Stowport · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Upper Stowport

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A very high proportion of adults in Upper Stowport are working or looking for work, with 70.0% active in the labour force. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%, though a smaller share of these workers hold full-time roles compared to most other areas.

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📍 Upper Stowport, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Stowport sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Stowport — lower than 99% of areas.

Upper Stowport0.0%
7321, TAS 3.6%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.8%. This is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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70.0% —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.8% —

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work here is spread across several sectors, with the largest groups in transport and warehousing (23.2%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (16.1%).

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Upper Stowport — Transport & warehousing leads at 23%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (16%) and Health care & social assistance (14%).

Transport & warehousing 23.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.1% Health care & social assistance 14.3% Retail trade 10.7% Public administration & safety 10.7% Wholesale trade 7.1% Education & training 7.1% Manufacturing 5.4% Construction 5.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles, each making up 19.6% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Upper Stowport splits fairly evenly between Sales workers (18%) and Machinery operators & drivers (18%), with Professionals at 15%.

Sales workers 19.6% Machinery operators & drivers 19.6% Professionals 16.1% Managers 12.5% Labourers 12.5% Technicians & trades 10.7% Community & personal service 8.9% Clerical & administrative 8.9%

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 Stowport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60710/upper-stowport/topic/employment