50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Wiltshire · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wiltshire
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Half of the adults in Wiltshire are working or looking for work, a figure that has remained stable since 2011. This is a much lower proportion of the population active in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2% and far below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 42%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 67%, ahead of Technicians & trades (42%).
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 Wiltshire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60757/wiltshire/topic/employment