17.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Talawa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Talawa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 17.2% unemployment rate marks Talawa as having a much higher jobless rate than the state or national figures. While about 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the typical Australian experience. This creates a distinct job market where over half of the local workforce are managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 40.7%. This contributes to an unemployment rate that is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 17.2%, which is far above the 5.9% seen across Tasmania.
60.4% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.7% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, accounting for 63% of the local workforce. Professional and technical services make up a further 14.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, at 51.9%. Professionals and labourers each make up 14.8% of occupations, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.1%.
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 Talawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60664/talawa/topic/employment