4.9% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tallawang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tallawang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Tallawang are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry here. This reflects a strong local workforce, with 69.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
69.8% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from farming, the biggest employers are mining at 11.8% and education and training at 10.5%. Construction and health care also employ a notable share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 25% and 22.4% respectively. Labourers, technicians, and machinery operators also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
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 Tallawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13746/tallawang/topic/employment