2.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarraganda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tarraganda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers defines the job market in Tarraganda, where only 54.2% of adults hold such roles. While the area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%, it stands out for having fewer full-time positions compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 54.2%.
60.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.2%. Other significant sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and manufacturing, which both sit at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers and professionals, who each make up about 15% of the local jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are equally common at 15.1%, while technicians, trades, and sales workers each account for 12.3%.
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 Tarraganda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13783/tarraganda/topic/employment