8.3% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Taree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Taree than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.3% since 2011, this figure remains well above the national average of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.0% and has fallen by 3.3 points since 2011.
45.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.6%. Other main industries include accommodation and food services at 8.3% and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service work at 17.4% and professional roles at 15.4%. Labourers make up 14.0% of the workforce, while technicians and trades workers account for 13.1%.
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051169/taree/topic/employment