49.1% ▲ +1159.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 49.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanami · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tanami
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 49.1% unemployment rate shapes the daily reality for workers in Tanami. This is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. While some find work, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Those who are employed are less likely to be full-time, at 54.4%, which is well below the national average.
43.2% ▲ +101.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main industry for the local workforce at 34.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9% and retail trade at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, while 17.7% work in community and personal service roles and 11.4% are labourers.
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 Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51433/tanami/topic/employment