City of Launceston

Employment by industry (Census)

Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer in the City of Launceston, making up 22.3% of total employment.

Census employment data presents the number of persons employed in each industry sector (full-time and part-time) in the City of Launceston 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 City of Launceston.

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 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Employment (Census) by industry sector
City of Launceston20212016Change
IndustryNumber%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing6121.55.34621.35.3+150
Mining670.20.9470.10.9+20
Manufacturing1,8844.66.41,7325.16.9+152
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services6841.71.85611.61.6+123
Construction2,7006.78.62,0185.97.6+682
Wholesale Trade1,0852.72.29322.72.2+153
Retail Trade4,78711.89.74,63313.510.9+154
Accommodation and Food Services3,3118.27.72,8018.27.7+510
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,5233.84.01,2283.64.2+295
Information Media and Telecommunications4501.11.05141.51.4-64
Financial and Insurance Services1,2293.01.81,2103.52.1+19
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services5041.21.14661.41.2+38
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,0225.04.91,7655.14.7+257
Administrative and Support Services1,0442.62.98232.43.0+221
Public Administration and Safety2,1855.47.32,1046.17.8+81
Education and Training4,0239.99.53,72710.99.3+296
Health Care and Social Assistance9,05422.316.56,21218.114.2+2,842
Arts and Recreation Services5371.31.84791.41.9+58
Other Services1,8054.43.81,4464.23.8+359
Industry not classified1,0712.62.81,1133.23.4-42
Total persons40,567100.0100.034,273100.0100.0+6,294

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the local workers in the City of Launceston in 2021 shows the three most popular industry sectors were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (9,054 people or 22.3%)
  • Retail Trade (4,787 people or 11.8%)
  • Education and Training (4,023 people or 9.9%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 17,864 people in total or 44.0% of the local workers.

In comparison, Tasmania employed 16.5% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 9.7% in Retail Trade and 9.5% in Education and Training.

The major differences between the jobs held by local workers of the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Health Care and Social Assistance (22.3% compared to 16.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.5% compared to 5.3%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Retail Trade (11.8% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Construction (6.7% compared to 8.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by local workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Launceston were for those employed in:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+2,842 local workers)
  • Construction (+682 local workers)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+510 local workers)
  • Other Services (+359 local workers)

City of Launceston

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