7.8% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waratah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Waratah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 30% of adults in Waratah are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a struggling local job market where full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade. The area now faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest of similar areas and fell 12 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the Tasmanian figure at 40.7%, while unemployment sits a little above the state average at 7.8%.
30.0% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across a few main sectors, with the largest shares in accommodation and food services at 22.2%, followed by mining and retail trade both at 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are clerical and administrative roles at 22.2%, with labourers making up 20.4% of the workforce. Managers, community and personal service workers, and technicians or trades people each fill a smaller 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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622026/waratah/topic/employment