3.4% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in White Beach than in most similar areas, with only 39.5% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the 3.4% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.7% of the population are employed full-time, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for areas of this level.
39.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.7% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 10.5%, followed by construction, accommodation and food, and arts and recreation, which each account for 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, with labourers at 13.2% and community and personal service workers at 12.3% also common.
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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60749/white-beach/topic/employment