Smithton · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Smithton

Name: Jobs & Industry in Smithton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Smithton, where 21% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This industrial focus supports a strong full-time workforce that has grown significantly over the last decade. It is a productive hub where many residents hold stable, long-term roles.

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📍 Smithton, Urban Centre

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has risen 9.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.3%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 54.2%, well below the national rate of 61.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Manufacturing leads the local economy at 21%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.8%. Retail trade (9.2%), education and training (8.5%), and health care and social assistance (8.0%) also employ significant numbers of people.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Smithton — Manufacturing leads at 21%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (13%) and Retail trade (9%).

Manufacturing 21.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12.8% Retail trade 9.2% Education & training 8.5% Health care & social assistance 8.0% Accommodation & food 7.2% Construction 5.5% Other services 5.2% Transport & warehousing 4.4% Public administration & safety 4.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%. Other common roles include managers at 12.9%, technicians and trades at 11.7%, community and personal service workers at 11.3%, and machinery operators and drivers at 11%.

Occupations people work in

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In Smithton, the largest group is Labourers at 26%, followed by Managers (13%) and Technicians & trades (12%).

Labourers 25.8% Managers 12.9% Technicians & trades 11.7% Community & personal service 11.3% Machinery operators & drivers 11.0% Professionals 9.3% Clerical & administrative 8.1% 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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615023/smithton/topic/employment

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