Northern Tasmania Region

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Northern Tasmania Region 49.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 50.1% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Northern Tasmania Region vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
Northern Tasmania Region20212016change
Namenumber%. Tasmanianumber%. Tasmania2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)63,885100.0100.055,138100.0100.0+8,747
Males31,88949.950.827,60850.150.9+4,281
Females31,99950.149.227,52849.949.1+4,471
Age structure
15 - 24 years9,13714.313.68,17614.814.2+961
25 - 54 years39,11561.263.233,64561.062.8+5,470
55 - 64 years11,73718.417.610,47319.018.3+1,264
65 years and over3,8896.15.62,8175.14.7+1,072
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance11,42517.916.58,33515.114.2+3,090
Retail trade6,74710.69.76,63212.010.9+115
Education and training5,8269.19.55,2639.59.3+563
Top three occupations
Professionals11,70418.319.89,91118.018.8+1,793
Community and personal service workers8,66313.613.76,70712.212.4+1,956
Managers8,38713.112.77,18013.012.2+1,207
Hours worked
Full time35,45755.554.930,81755.956.2+4,640
Part time27,36642.843.423,36942.442.1+3,997
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree16,29625.529.311,37020.622.6+4,926
Advanced diploma or diploma5,8619.29.15,0369.19.2+825
Certificate level17,95328.127.415,32527.828.0+2,628
No qualifications22,26234.831.821,69339.337.2+569
Individual Income
Less than $5009,80215.314.6--00--
$500 -$1,99946,58772.972.0--00--
$2,000 or more7,04911.012.6--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car46,98073.570.440,60273.671.3+6,378
Public Transport9131.43.16141.12.9+299
Bicycle2850.40.73160.60.8-31
Walked only2,6254.14.22,5864.74.8+39
Other Characteristics
Born overseas9,76015.317.75,96310.811.9+3,797
Speaks a language other than English at home5,5138.610.92,3064.25.2+3,207
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,5774.04.7--00--

Northern Tasmania Region

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