7.7% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tailem Bend · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tailem Bend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tailem Bend compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation rate is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 48.5% of the population working full-time. This is well below South Australia's 57.2%.
44.9% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 17.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Sales workers are also common at 15.4%, while community and personal service workers account for 14% of roles.
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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41416/tailem-bend/topic/employment