7.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Wattle Grove. While 61.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the community faces a job search struggle that is more common here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 61.8% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
61.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with the largest groups working in health care and social assistance (19%) and construction (14.3%). Other notable industries include arts and recreation at 12.7% and mining at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.7%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%, and managers at 12.7%.
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60722/wattle-grove/topic/employment