4.1% ▲ +168.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarago · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tarago
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Tarago are now working or looking for work compared to previous years. A striking 70.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of full-time employment contributes to a strong overall workforce presence in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
67.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 18.2%, followed by construction at 14.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, with professionals at 17.4% and technicians and trades at 15.9%.
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 Tarago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13773/tarago/topic/employment