5.8% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Ulverstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Ulverstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in West Ulverstone, where 16.1% of workers are in this field. While many people find work here, the area has a much smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, and the 5.8% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
47.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction at 11.1%, retail trade at 10.5%, and education and training at 8.7%. Manufacturing also employs a notable 8.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by labourers at 15.1%, closely followed by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who each make up 14.8% of jobs. Professionals and managers account for 14.1% and 10.3% respectively.
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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60742/west-ulverstone/topic/employment