3.9% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taren Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taren Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Taren Point, with only 38.9% of the population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure, creating a local job market that is much smaller than in most similar areas. While unemployment is low at 3.9%, the number of full-time workers is also well below state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest at this level. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 53.2%.
38.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.1%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.0%, while managers make up 19.6% of the workforce and clerical and administrative workers account for 17.3%.
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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/employment