31.6% ▲ +103.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 31.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tammin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tammin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 31.6% marks the job market in Tammin, which is far above the national figure. While few adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. However, for those who do have jobs, 65.4% are employed full-time, which is well above the national figure.
35.2% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade and education and training both accounting for 15.4% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration and safety each make up 11.5% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 30.8%, followed by labourers at 26.9%. Sales workers make up 19.2% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 15.4%.
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 Tammin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51431/tammin/topic/employment