4.9% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tea Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tea Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 25.7% of adults are working or looking for work in Tea Gardens, a figure that is far below the national average. This suggests a community with a very high proportion of people who are retired or not in the workforce. While many are not working, the unemployment rate of 4.9% is about the same as the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 43.7% of residents in these roles. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
25.7% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
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 19.8%, followed by retail trade and accommodation and food services, which both sit at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service at 16.0%, while technicians and trades make up 14.4% 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 Tea Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13794/tea-gardens/topic/employment