0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Takalarup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 75% marks Takalarup as an area where a huge majority of the workforce is steadily employed. This is far above the national figure, and the local unemployment rate is well below the state and national averages at 0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 74.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time work is particularly common here, sitting 16 points above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
74.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 59.2% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.8%, followed by wholesale trade and education at 7.9% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 34.2%. Technicians and trades workers and labourers both account for 14.5% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Takalarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51422/takalarup/topic/employment