9.3% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Marys · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in St Marys
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in St Marys (L), where 17.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is an area struggling with employment, as the unemployment rate is 9.3%—well above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 42.3%, a figure that fell 18 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.3% over the last decade.
42.3% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on health care and social assistance, with 17.5% of workers in that field. Other common industries include retail trade at 15.7% and accommodation and food services at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation for 21.1% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.1% and sales workers at 13.3%.
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622023/st-marys/topic/employment