0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
York Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in York Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time work than most similar areas define the local workforce in York Plains. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, there is currently no unemployment in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the Tasmanian figure at 66.7%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
55.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, accounting for 66.7% of jobs. Other roles are split between public administration and safety, transport and warehousing, and education and training, each at 13.3% or 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the local workforce are managers, making up 56.7% of occupations. The remaining roles are spread across community and personal service, clerical and administrative work, and labourers.
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 York Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60773/york-plains/topic/employment