6.4% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tenby Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tenby Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tenby Point compared to the rest of the state. Only 53.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.4%, which is a little above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.1%, sitting well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
53.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 18.2%, followed by manufacturing and health care, both at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, while clerical and administrative roles account for another 20.5%.
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 Tenby Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22486/tenby-point/topic/employment