4.4% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tempe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tempe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines the daily life of Tempe, where 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is a hub of professional activity, with a very strong presence of full-time workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are in the workforce than in most similar areas, with 62.3% working full-time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
66.7% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Professional and technical roles are the most common at 11.8%, followed closely by education and training at 11.4% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local job market, making up 33.6% of occupations. Managers follow at 18.1%, while clerical and administrative workers account for 13.7% of the population.
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 Tempe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13800/tempe/topic/employment