3.5% ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanawha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tanawha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of working residents in Tanawha are professionals, making it the most common occupation in the area. This professional workforce contributes to a high rate of adults working or looking for work, though full-time employment is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.4%, while the unemployment rate is 3.5%, a little below the state figure.
65.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the main employer at 16%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, as well as education and training, both at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 25.6% of the workforce, followed by managers at 18.7%. Technicians and trades account for 13.7%, while community and personal service workers represent 12% 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 Tanawha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32736/tanawha/topic/employment