3.7% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lyons (Rumney) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Lyons (Rumney)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Lyons (Rumney) compared to the rest of Tasmania. Around 64.6% of adults are in the labour force, and the local unemployment rate of 3.7% is much lower than most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen since 2011 to 59.7%, which is well above the state figure. This strong attachment to work is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which has fallen to 3.7% over the last decade.
64.6% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by construction at 10.9% and public administration and safety at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical and administrative workers are the most common roles in the area, each making up about 17% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers follow closely at 15.5%.
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 Lyons (Rumney) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60514/lyons/topic/employment