7.0% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarro · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tarro
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Tarro, where 14.5% of employees work in this field. While full-time work is common, the area struggles with a jobless rate of 7.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Tarro are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 53.6%. This is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
53.6% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade (11.3%), manufacturing (9.9%), and construction (9.2%) are also key employers in the area. Transport and warehousing employ another 7.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.4%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades (14.8%), machinery operators and drivers (14.3%), and community and personal service workers (11.8%).
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 Tarro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13786/tarro/topic/employment