11.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanglewood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tanglewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Tanglewood and the rest of the country, where only 34.5% of people are employed full-time. While a very high 76.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the area also faces an unemployment rate of 11.8%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in New South Wales, where the rate is 58.7%. However, this is paired with an unemployment rate that is well above the state and national figures.
76.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with construction and education and training both accounting for 20.7% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 17.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.9%. Managers and technicians or trades people each account for 15.5% 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 Tanglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13763/tanglewood/topic/employment