8.3% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tammin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tammin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the workforce in Tammin is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work has increased since 2011, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 8.3%, which is well above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average and one that has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate has also risen to 8.3%, placing it among the highest for similar areas.
53.7% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 55.3% of the local workforce. Other common employers include education and training at 11.2%, and retail trade and health care at 6.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.9%, followed by labourers at 13.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 10.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 9.3%.
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 Tammin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58190/tammin/topic/employment