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Ulverstone · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Ulverstone

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

Fewer adults in Ulverstone are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. Only 50.1% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has continued since 2011, as the share of full-time workers fell by 8.3 percentage points.

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📍 Ulverstone, Urban Centre

Where Ulverstone sits — Unemployment rate

5.5% ▼ -38.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ulverstone — higher than 61% of areas.

Ulverstone5.5%
7315, TAS 4.9%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Tasmanian average. While the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 52.7%.

Unemployment rate

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5.5% ▼ -38.6%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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50.1% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.7% ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 68% of urban centre 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 here, employing 16.6% of the workforce. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.9%, followed by construction and education and training, which both sit at 10.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%. Community and personal service workers are also common at 15.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.0% and labourers at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Ulverstone splits fairly evenly between Professionals (16%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Professionals 15.9% Community & personal service 15.3% Technicians & trades 15.0% Labourers 13.4% Clerical & administrative 10.7% Managers 10.1% Sales workers 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers 8.2%

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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL613001/ulverstone/topic/employment