5.4% ▲ +154.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tambo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tambo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of the workforce in Tambo is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This industry dominates the local economy, where full-time work is far more common than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 67.1%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Around 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is 5.4%.
62.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 26.6%. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 17.1%, followed by education and training at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 20.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 13.9%. Managers and technicians or trades people both make up 12.7% 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 Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32730/tambo/topic/employment