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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures. This gap highlights a workforce that is much smaller than in most other Australian areas.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Unemployment rate

5.4% ▼ -19.0%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 70% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area5.4%
7140, TAS 7.2%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has fallen 3.1 points since 2011 to reach 54.3%, a figure well below the Australian average. While the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most areas, it has fallen 1.3 points over the last decade.

Unemployment rate

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5.4% ▼ -19.0%

Higher than 70% of urban area areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.9% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 72% of urban area areas.

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

Employed full-time

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54.3% ▼ -5.4%

Lower than 78% of urban area areas.

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 at 13.2%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%. Construction, retail trade and manufacturing also make up significant portions of the local economy.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.7%. Managers and professionals follow closely at 15.4% and 14.3%, while labourers account for 14.2% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Managers (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Technicians & trades 15.7% Managers 15.4% Professionals 14.3% Labourers 14.2% Community & personal service 12.2% Clerical & administrative 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers 8.5% Sales workers 7.4%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment