0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolnorth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woolnorth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Woolnorth, where most of the workforce is employed full-time. While few adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, those who are employed tend to have very stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 72.9% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. However, only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the national figure.
49.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 72.9%
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 76.3% of the local workforce, followed by accommodation and food services at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are labourers (49.2%), while managers make up a significant 37.3% 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 Woolnorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60767/woolnorth/topic/employment