6.3% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tandur · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tandur
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.3% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, marking the most striking challenge for Tandur. While most adults here are in work or seeking it, the local job market remains tougher than the national figure. This reflects a varied workforce spread across several key industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Full-time employment stands at 59.6%, roughly the same as the state and national averages.
60.1% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 16.9%, followed by construction at 11.2% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%. Other key sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.0% and manufacturing at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 15.7%. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers are equally common at 13.5% each, followed by professionals at 12.4% and technicians and trades at 11.2%.
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 Tandur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32740/tandur/topic/employment