0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Kentish · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Kentish
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in West Kentish compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a very low 0.0%, full-time employment is well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 58.2%. However, full-time employment at 47.1% is far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
66.2% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 18.4%, followed by accommodation and food services at 17.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, while professionals account for 20.7% and labourers make up 19.5% of the 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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60733/west-kentish/topic/employment