5.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Hobart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in West Hobart than in most similar areas. While 68.7% of the adult population is active in the labour force, full-time roles are less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area's active workforce is well above the national figure, though the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 54.2%, which is well below the Australian average.
68.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.6%, followed by education and training at 13.7% and public administration and safety at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 40.8% of jobs, while managers account for another 15.2% of the local workforce.
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 West Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60732/west-hobart/topic/employment