3.5% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarrawanna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tarrawanna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tarrawanna than in most similar areas. Only 50.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for work find it relatively easily, with an unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.7%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas and sits 10 points below the Australian average.
50.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 for residents at 17.0%, followed by education and training at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.5%, while technicians and trades make up 15.1% 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 Tarrawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13784/tarrawanna/topic/employment