3.6% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in White Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in White Beach than in 2011, with the share of full-time employees dropping 18 points since then. Today, only 38.8% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, sitting a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, at 38.8%. This is far below the Tasmania figure of 58.2%, and full-time employment is also far below the national average.
38.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.5% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 13.5%. Construction and accommodation and food services follow, each employing 10.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.2%, followed by professionals at 18.3% and labourers at 14.4%.
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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622027/white-beach/topic/employment