9.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 9.3% marks Taree as an area struggling more than most to find work. This high unemployment rate is well above the national figure, reflecting a local job market that is much weaker than typical Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, with just 51.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.
44.2% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Taree, making up 25.1% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 14.1% and accommodation and food services at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 17.5%. Professionals, labourers, technicians, and sales workers each make up between 12% and 16% 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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13779/taree/topic/employment