7.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tenterfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tenterfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Tenterfield since 2011, with the rate falling by 5.7 percentage points. The area now sees 44.6% of adults in the workforce, a figure far below the national level. This shift is matched by a drop in full-time employment, which fell to 54.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is a little above the Australian rate at 7.0%, and full-time work is well below the state average.
44.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 the region, accounting for 20.9% of jobs. 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 make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, followed by professionals at 13.4%. Labourers and technicians or trades workers also form significant parts of the local workforce, each around 12%.
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/sa2/110021194/tenterfield/topic/employment