Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer in the Coastal Urban Economic Region, making up 14.6% of total employment.
Census employment data presents the number of persons employed in each industry sector (full-time and part-time) in the Coastal Urban Economic Region regardless of where they live. By comparing the number of jobs in each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see local economic strengths and weaknesses. By looking at how the number of jobs in each industry is changing over time, you can track how the structure of the local economy is changing. Go to the Employment locations page to see where employment is taking place across the Coastal Urban Economic Region.
Note: Census employment figures are known to undercount employment by varying amounts depending on the Census year. All Census counts are an undercount of total population, and in addition, some people don’t state their workforce status or industry. Also counts by place of work exclude those with no fixed workplace address. For this reason, it is recommended that for total job numbers, users look at the Employment by industry (Total) modelled estimates which are updated on an annual basis, and based on the ABS Labour Force survey, less prone to undercount. The Census counts by industry are included here for a greater level of industry detail (3-digit ANZSIC).
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Employment (Census) by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Urban Economic Region | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2,129 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 1,837 | 5.2 | 4.8 | +292 | ||
| Mining | 572 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 626 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -54 | ||
| Manufacturing | 3,105 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 4,275 | 12.0 | 8.7 | -1,170 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 361 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 370 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -9 | ||
| Construction | 2,239 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 2,360 | 6.6 | 7.6 | -121 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 948 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1,575 | 4.4 | 3.3 | -627 | ||
| Retail Trade | 4,355 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 4,559 | 12.8 | 11.3 | -204 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 2,462 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 2,353 | 6.6 | 7.3 | +109 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2,099 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 2,078 | 5.8 | 4.3 | +21 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 235 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 287 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -52 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 490 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 573 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -83 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 421 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 421 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -- | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,155 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1,138 | 3.2 | 4.7 | +17 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 1,083 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1,096 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -13 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 1,890 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 2,339 | 6.6 | 9.0 | -449 | ||
| Education and Training | 3,036 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 3,063 | 8.6 | 9.0 | -27 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5,063 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 4,371 | 12.3 | 12.0 | +692 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 322 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 186 | 0.5 | 1.6 | +136 | ||
| Other Services | 1,488 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1,479 | 4.2 | 3.7 | +9 | ||
| Industry not classified | 1,301 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 508 | 1.4 | 2.0 | +793 | ||
| Total persons | 34,770 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,588 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -818 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the local workers in the Coastal Urban Economic Region in 2016 shows the three most popular industry sectors were:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (5,063 people or 14.6%)
- Retail Trade (4,355 people or 12.5%)
- Manufacturing (3,105 people or 8.9%)
In combination these three fields accounted for 12,523 people in total or 36.0% of the local workers.
In comparison, Tasmania employed 14.2% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 10.9% in Retail Trade and 6.9% in Manufacturing.
The major differences between the jobs held by local workers of the Coastal Urban Economic Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Public Administration and Safety (5.4% compared to 7.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Manufacturing (8.9% compared to 6.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Transport, Postal and Warehousing (6.0% compared to 4.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Retail Trade (12.5% compared to 10.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by local workers between 2011 and 2016 in the Coastal Urban Economic Region were for those employed in:
- Manufacturing (-1,170 local workers)
- Industry not classified (+793 local workers)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+692 local workers)
- Wholesale Trade (-627 local workers)