13.1% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westerway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westerway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Westerway compared to most similar areas. While 60.5% of those in the workforce have full-time roles, the local unemployment rate is 13.1%, which is among the highest for areas of this size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Tasmania rate of 58.2%. For those who are employed, full-time work is more common here than in most other areas.
45.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 27.2% of the workforce, followed by construction at 11.1% and administrative and support services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%, with managers accounting for 19.8% and technicians and trades workers making up 13.6% 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 Westerway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60746/westerway/topic/employment