2.4% ▼ -82.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sulphur Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sulphur Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Sulphur Creek than in most similar areas. This trend has grown significantly since 2011, and the local unemployment rate of 2.4% is now well below the Tasmanian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 19 points since 2011 to reach 64.7%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 54.2%, which is about the same as the state average.
64.7% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by education and training at 13.3% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while technicians and trades people account for 16.7% 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 Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621029/sulphur-creek/topic/employment