12.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Teesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Teesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Teesdale compared to the state and national figures. Only 53.3% of adults are in the labour force, and the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 12.5%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 7.4 percentage points above both Western Australia and Australia. Full-time employment is also low, with 54.5% of the population in full-time roles, well below the state average of 60.2%.
53.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Teesdale is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance both accounting for 15.9% of jobs. Mining, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services each make up 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.0%, followed by labourers at 20.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 13.6% and clerical and administrative workers at 11.4%.
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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51439/teesdale/topic/employment