4.7% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Opossum Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Opossum Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 34.1% of the workforce in Opossum Bay, marking it as a highly skilled area. While many residents are employed, the proportion of people working full-time has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, a little below the Tasmanian figure and about the same as the national rate.
56.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 16.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.5%. Construction and professional services also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals at 34.1%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 15.1% of the local jobs, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.8%.
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 Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622019/opossum-bay/topic/employment