5.4% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huonville · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Huonville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Huonville, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. While many people find work here, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment sits at 56.2%, though this has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
49.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, agriculture, forestry and fishing is a major employer for 13.0% of the workforce. Other significant industries include retail trade at 10.4% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Professionals make up 15.3% of the local workforce.
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 Huonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615010/huonville/topic/employment