5.1% ▲ +162.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tambo Upper · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tambo Upper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults in Tambo Upper are working or looking for work compared to most areas, with 66.2% active in the labour force. While the community is active, it faces a notable gap in full-time stability, with far fewer residents in full-time roles than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas, at only 51.5%.
66.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 14%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9%. Other key sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.6%. Professionals and managers also represent a significant part of the local workforce, at 16.4% and 15.8% respectively.
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 Tambo Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22433/tambo-upper/topic/employment