7.8% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarneit - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tarneit - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Tarneit - South compared to the rest of the country. While 66.5% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.8%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. This comes despite a high workforce participation rate that sits well above both the state and national figures.
66.5% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by transport and warehousing at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, while 14.4% of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers.
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 Tarneit - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051585/tarneit-south/topic/employment