53.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Tamrookum Creek · Suburb / Locality
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 Tamrookum Creek than in most similar areas. Only 53.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 53.3%, the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
53.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 25%, ahead of Retail trade (19%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 31%, ahead of Managers (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tamrookum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32734/tamrookum-creek/topic/employment