3.4% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in White Hills than across Tasmania. The area has a strong employment profile, with an unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well above the Tasmanian average. While full-time employment at 56.1% is a little above the state level, it remains a little below the national figure.
63.1% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 25.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 11% and professional or technical services at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common in White Hills, making up 36.6% of jobs. Professionals account for another 22%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 12.2% 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 White Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60750/white-hills/topic/employment