0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitefoord · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitefoord
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Whitefoord are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This rural focus is reflected in the local job market, where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also far below the national rate, though the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the Australian average.
47.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.0% of the workforce. No one in the area works in mining, manufacturing, construction, or utilities.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.0%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 20.0% of occupations.
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 Whitefoord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60751/whitefoord/topic/employment