4.1% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tansey · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tansey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the workforce in Tansey is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This heavy focus on the land means the area has a very high proportion of managers, who make up 51.3% of all occupations. Overall, the local job market is stable with an unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. Of those employed, 61.8% are in full-time roles, a rate slightly higher than the national average.
58.7% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 53.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include transport, warehousing, and health care, each employing 7.9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 51.3%, followed by labourers at 13.2%. Community and personal service roles make up 7.9% of the workforce, while professionals account for 5.3%.
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 Tansey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32744/tansey/topic/employment