5.3% ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tamaree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tamaree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Tamaree, where fewer people now work full-time compared to typical areas. Only 55.2% of the population holds a full-time job, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than is usual across the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure. While the unemployment rate is 5.3%—about the same as the state and national figures—this is still higher than in most similar areas.
58.7% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by retail trade at 12.3% and manufacturing at 11.4%. Education and training and food services also employ a significant share of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.5%, while labourers, sales workers, and community service staff each account for over 13% of the local 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 Tamaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32729/tamaree/topic/employment