4.7% ▼ -53.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swansea · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Swansea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Swansea (L) are working or looking for work, making it an area with a very small workforce. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 60.2% of adults were in the labour force. Today, only 41.6% are active in the job market, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is rare here, with only 41.4% of the population employed full-time—a figure far below the Tasmanian average. While the number of people working has fallen, the unemployment rate has also dropped by 5.4 points since 2011 to reach 4.7%.
41.6% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.4% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are heavily concentrated in the tourism and service sectors. Over a quarter of workers are in accommodation and food services, while 15.7% work in health care and social assistance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 22.6%, followed by managers at 18.8%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers also make up a significant portion 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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621030/swansea/topic/employment