City of Launceston
Local workers - Age structure - Accommodation and Food Services
In the City of Launceston, there are more younger workers (15 to 44 years) than older workers (45 year and over) working in Accommodation and Food Services.
The Age Structure of an industry's local workers is a key component to understanding the role and function of that industry in the City of Launceston. It is an indicator of the age of the industry and how long it has been established in the area, as well as the possible challenges in expanding that industry in the future.
For example an area with young local workers may be more mobile and likely to change jobs/industries in the future while an industry with an older local workers may face succession planning issues and challenges in attracting new staff.
For a complete local workers analysis for the City of Launceston, Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Income and Hours worked.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers age structure | |||||||||
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| Northern Tasmania Region - Accommodation and Food Services | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Ten year age groups (years) | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| 15 to 24 years | 1,389 | 49.6 | 41.3 | 1,343 | 49.3 | 39.4 | +46 | ||
| 25 to 34 years | 512 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 469 | 17.2 | 18.0 | +43 | ||
| 35 to 44 years | 339 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 356 | 13.1 | 15.3 | -17 | ||
| 45 to 54 years | 292 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 325 | 11.9 | 15.4 | -33 | ||
| 55 to 64 years | 217 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 199 | 7.3 | 10.0 | +18 | ||
| 65 years and over | 51 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 31 | 1.1 | 2.0 | +20 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,723 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +77 | ||
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
Analysis of the age structure of the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston in 2016 compared to Tasmania shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (15 to 44 years) and a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (45 years and over).
Overall, 80.0% of the Accommodation and Food Services workforce was aged under 45 years, compared to 74.3% for Tasmania. 20.0% were aged 45 years and over, compared to 25.7% for Tasmania.
The major differences between the age structure of the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers aged 15 to 24 years (49.6% compared to 41.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers aged 35 to 44 years (12.1% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers aged 45 to 54 years (10.4% compared to 13.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers aged 55 to 64 years (7.8% compared to 9.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the age structure of the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 15 to 24 years (+46 local workers)
- 25 to 34 years (+43 local workers)
- 45 to 54 years (-33 local workers)
- 65 years and over (+20 local workers)