3.6% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tanby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Tanby than in most similar areas. About 67.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, roughly the same as both the state and national levels.
67.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, employing 15% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. Professionals follow at 17.4%, while managers account for 16.4% of occupations in the area.
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 Tanby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32738/tanby/topic/employment