3.7% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tamarama · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tamarama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are employed in Tamarama than in most similar areas. The local workforce is exceptionally strong, with 71.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This professional profile is anchored by a very high rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 68.6%, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national levels.
71.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in Professional and Technical services, where 25.1% of people work. Finance and Insurance follow at 13.1%, with Health Care and Social Assistance making up 7.7% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 47%, while Managers make up another 26.5%. Together, these two groups dominate the local job market, far outweighing clerical staff at 6.7% or sales workers at 5.2%.
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 Tamarama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13757/tamarama/topic/employment