23.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weetah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Weetah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 23.3% is among the highest for similar areas, marking Weetah as a place where finding work is a significant challenge. This is far above the state and national figures, with only about half of the adult population working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Full-time employment is also very low at 40.0%, well under the 54.9% seen across Tasmania.
50.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 30.0%, followed by retail trade at 23.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are split evenly between managers and machinery operators, who each make up 30.0% of the workforce, while professionals account for 23.3%.
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 Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/employment