8.1% ▲ +74.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oatlands · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Oatlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Oatlands than in most similar areas. Only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen by 24 percentage points since 2011. This shift coincides with a rise in the unemployment rate to 8.1%, which is now well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 48.8%, having dropped 12 points since 2011. This trend contributes to a local unemployment rate of 8.1%, which is a little above the Tasmanian average.
43.6% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 16.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, with community and personal service workers following at 18.2%.
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 Oatlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621018/oatlands/topic/employment