3.8% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taradale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taradale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few residents have stayed in the same roles since 2011, as Taradale sees a shift in its working patterns. Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 48.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
55.4% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for locals is health care and social assistance at 15.4%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.2% and managers at 14.2%.
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 Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22447/taradale/topic/employment