0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Talgai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Talgai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Talgai is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This focus on the land is reflected in the local job market, where 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work. The area is very sparsely populated, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 60%, while the unemployment rate is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
63.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 52.0% of the workforce. Other roles are spread across construction, accommodation and food (both 8.0%), education and training (6.0%), and health care (6.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 48.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.0%, followed by professionals and community and personal service workers, who each represent 12.0% of the workforce.
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 Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32723/talgai/topic/employment