10.3% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Tamworth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 12% gap separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in West Tamworth from the Australian figure. While those in the workforce are more likely to have full-time roles, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 10.3%. This is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian average of 61.1%. However, 61.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
48.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.5%, followed closely by manufacturing at 15.5%. Other significant employers include retail trade and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Community and personal service workers are the next most common at 14.0%, followed by professionals at 12.2%.
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 West Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14269/west-tamworth/topic/employment