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Braddon (Montgomery) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Braddon (Montgomery)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Working lives in Braddon (Montgomery) are marked by a low level of workforce participation. Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national rate of 61.1%. While few are in the workforce, the unemployment rate has improved, falling to 5% since 2011.

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📍 Braddon (Montgomery), State Electorate

Where Braddon (Montgomery) sits — Unemployment rate

5.0% ▼ -32.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Braddon (Montgomery) — higher than 55% of areas.

Braddon (Montgomery)5.0%
Rest of Tas. 5.6%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas. Full-time employment has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, leaving 54.8% of the population in full-time roles, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.

Unemployment rate

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5.0% ▼ -32.1%

Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.5% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.8% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.5%. Construction, education and training, and manufacturing each employ around 8% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 15.8%, closely followed by professionals at 15.3%. Other common occupations include community and personal service workers and labourers.

Occupations people work in

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Braddon (Montgomery) splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Professionals (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 15.8% Professionals 15.3% Community & personal service 13.7% Labourers 12.9% Managers 11.7% Clerical & administrative 10.7% Machinery operators & drivers 9.2% Sales workers 8.9%

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 Braddon (Montgomery) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60208/braddon/topic/employment