6.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tenandra · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become the dominant pattern in Tenandra, where 70% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community where a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 86.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
6.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
86.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 37.5% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade and health care, which both make up 17.5% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the local workers are managers, while 22.5% are professionals. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.5% of jobs, with technicians and machinery operators each making up 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tenandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13803/tenandra/topic/employment