4.1% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tenterden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tenterden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tenterden compared to the rest of the state. Only 49.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This creates a distinct local employment profile where over half the adult population is not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people working full-time is 53.5%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, a little below the 5.1% recorded for Western Australia and the wider country.
49.5% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 51.5% of the workforce. Other employers include transport and warehousing at 6.1%, and other services at 6.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.4%. Professionals and labourers each account for 11.1% of roles, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 8.1% and technicians or tradespeople at 7.1%.
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 Tenterden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51442/tenterden/topic/employment