4.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taralga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taralga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Taralga than in most other areas, with only 55.5% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with a quarter of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the New South Wales average, with only 47.0% of people in these roles. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, this is higher than most similar areas.
55.5% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.0% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 25.1% of workers. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.2%, with construction, accommodation and food, and education each employing around 7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 18.6%, followed by labourers at 14.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Taralga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13774/taralga/topic/employment