1.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tawonga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tawonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Tawonga compared to the state and national figures. Only 55.1% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are looking for work find it easily, as the unemployment rate is a very low 1.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 47.5% of people in this category. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits 11 points below the Australian average.
55.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 11.8%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training, both at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or tradespeople are the most common roles, each making up 17.9% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 15.6%, while 12.2% work in community and personal services.
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 Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/employment