5.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tatachilla · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Tatachilla are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is offset by a low rate of full-time employment, which is well below the national figure. Most people here work in health care, manufacturing, or agriculture.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50.8%. The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is about the same as the national rate.
5.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 82% 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 locals at 15.6%. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 10.7%, agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.8%, and construction and food services both at 7.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 25.4% and 23.0% of the workforce respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 12.3%, with technicians and trades at 9.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tatachilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41429/tatachilla/topic/employment