9.0% ▼ -39.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taree South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taree South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 9.0% marks the current job market in Taree South. While more than six in ten workers have full-time roles, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Those who are employed often have full-time roles, at 61.1%, well above the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
42.2% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 22.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 12.4%, and both manufacturing and education at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.8% and professionals at 14.2%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13780/taree-south/topic/employment