4.9% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanja · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tanja
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Tanja compared to most other areas, with only 52.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a local economy where a smaller portion of the adult population is employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state average at 43.2%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
52.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.2% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between education and training and health care and social assistance, both at 19.8%, followed by construction at 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%, with technicians and trades accounting for 16% of roles.
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 Tanja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13765/tanja/topic/employment