2.9% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tawonga South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tawonga South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Tawonga South compared to the rest of the country. Only 55.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. However, those who are looking for work find it relatively easy, as the unemployment rate is just 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.4%. This contributes to the overall lower rate of adults working or looking for work, which sits 7.1 percentage points lower than across Victoria.
55.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common industry at 15.4%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 20.7% and 20.3% of occupations respectively, while technicians and tradespeople represent 15.2%.
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 Tawonga South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22471/tawonga-south/topic/employment