7.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tenterfield · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tenterfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults in Tenterfield are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.6% of adults are in the labour force, and unemployment is a little above the national figure at 7.0%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure, falling from 50.3% in 2011 to 44.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.3%.
44.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Tenterfield at 20.9%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation for local workers at 23.1%. Professionals make up 13.4% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 12.9% and technicians and trades at 11.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17400/tenterfield/topic/employment