3.6% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fern Tree · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Fern Tree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high workforce participation rate of 66.5% defines Fern Tree, which is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, a smaller proportion are in full-time roles compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure. This is a positive shift for the area, as the rate fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
66.5% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 50.4%
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 for locals at 20.2%, followed by education and training at 16.8%. Professional and technical services also make up a large slice of the workforce at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are professionals at 47.2%, with managers making up another 13.6%. Community and personal service workers account for 9.2% of jobs.
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 Fern Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621012/fern-tree/topic/employment