3.7% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tahmoor · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tahmoor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Tahmoor, where 16% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The local job market is quite active, with more adults working or looking for work than in the state or national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the state and national figures.
62.3% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Following construction, the biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 13.1%, and retail trade at 11.5%. Manufacturing and education also employ around 8% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Clerical and administrative roles (13.6%) and professional jobs (13.4%) are also common, followed by labourers at 12.3%.
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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13742/tahmoor/topic/employment