4.3% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Winnaleah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Winnaleah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Half of the adults in Winnaleah are working or looking for work, which is far lower than the national figure. This reflects a local economy where a huge 41.9% of workers are tied to agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well below the Tasmanian average. While 55.8% of the population are employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
50.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate local employment at 41.9%, followed by education and training at 14.0%. Health care and social assistance account for another 8.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.2%, while labourers represent 25.6%. Technicians, trades, and clerical staff each make up 11.6% 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 Winnaleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60761/winnaleah/topic/employment