6.0% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Devonport · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Devonport
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle to find steady work marks the local economy in Devonport, where the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas. While 6.0% of the workforce is out of a job, the town relies heavily on the health and retail sectors to keep people employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, and at 55.3%, it is now well below the Australian average.
55.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 16.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with technicians and trades at 15.5%, community and personal service workers at 15.1%, and labourers at 15.0%.
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6002/devonport/topic/employment