12.4% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilmot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilmot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 12.4% marks the local job market in Wilmot, which is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. This is a community where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 52.9%, sitting well below the Australian average.
47.6% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with the largest shares in agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.2% and accommodation and food at 17.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 23.1%, followed by labourers at 19.2% and professionals at 16.3%.
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 Wilmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60756/wilmot/topic/employment