5.2% ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tarzali · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 55% of adults in Tarzali are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This sparsity in the workforce is mirrored by a low full-time employment rate of 49.2%. Overall, the area has a smaller proportion of people in the workforce compared to most other regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The full-time employment rate of 49.2% is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. While the unemployment rate is 5.2%, this is about the same as the national trend, despite being higher than in most similar areas.
5.2% ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%. Other key sectors include public administration and safety at 8.7% and education and training at 8.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 18.6% and 16.9% of roles respectively. Labourers also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 15.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tarzali [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32759/tarzali/topic/employment