Southern Tasmania

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In Southern Tasmania 49.5% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 50.5% 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 Southern Tasmania 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
Southern Tasmania20212016change
Namenumber%. Tasmanianumber%. Tasmania2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)128,935100.0100.0108,627100.0100.0+20,308
Males63,79949.550.853,61549.450.9+10,184
Females65,14250.549.255,01550.649.1+10,127
Age structure
15 - 24 years16,58412.913.615,06213.914.2+1,522
25 - 54 years84,62665.663.269,55664.062.8+15,070
55 - 64 years21,15516.417.619,10917.618.3+2,046
65 years and over6,5875.15.64,8904.54.7+1,697
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance21,29016.516.515,81714.614.2+5,473
Education and training13,66910.69.510,94510.19.3+2,724
Public administration and safety12,8089.97.311,48710.67.8+1,321
Top three occupations
Professionals30,10723.419.823,90222.018.8+6,205
Community and personal service workers17,95213.913.713,86812.812.4+4,084
Clerical and administrative workers16,78813.011.716,03714.813.0+751
Hours worked
Full time70,62854.854.961,46656.656.2+9,162
Part time56,28843.743.445,48541.942.1+10,803
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree46,98536.429.330,36928.022.6+16,616
Advanced diploma or diploma12,1669.49.110,4069.69.2+1,760
Certificate level30,37623.627.427,27125.128.0+3,105
No qualifications36,61328.431.837,67034.737.2-1,057
Individual Income
Less than $50017,60813.714.6--00--
$500 -$1,99992,07671.472.0--00--
$2,000 or more18,38114.312.6--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car86,08966.870.474,68268.871.3+11,407
Public Transport6,4905.03.15,1784.82.9+1,312
Bicycle1,3351.00.71,1431.10.8+192
Walked only6,3034.94.25,9675.54.8+336
Other Characteristics
Born overseas27,83021.617.715,14113.911.9+12,689
Speaks a language other than English at home18,26414.210.97,3236.75.2+10,941
Arrived between 2016 and August 20217,4855.84.7--00--

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