2.6% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tathra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tathra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Tathra are working or looking for work, at 49.9%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national averages, a small proportion of the population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, sitting at 54.9%.
49.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 14.7% and education and training at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.9%. Managers make up 15.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.9%.
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 Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13789/tathra/topic/employment