10.9% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Queenstown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Queenstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than the national average marks the job market in Queenstown. While more adults have started looking for work since 2011, the area still struggles with a 10.9% unemployment rate. This is well above the figures for both Tasmania and the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.1%, a little below the Australian average and down slightly since 2011.
48.2% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Queenstown at 16.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.9%. Retail trade and education both account for 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common at 17.6%, followed closely by labourers at 17.1%. Machinery operators and drivers make up another 15.1% 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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615020/queenstown/topic/employment