0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarawera · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tarawera
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 Tarawera than in most similar areas, with 75.9% of the population active in the workforce. This is a highly employed community where the vast majority of those working are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 83.3%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong participation is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below the 5.1% national average.
75.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
83.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 81% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance make up another 9.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common job, held by 35.7% of workers, followed closely by labourers at 33.3%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 9.5% of occupations.
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 Tarawera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32749/tarawera/topic/employment