3.6% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tahmoor · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tahmoor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Tahmoor than in most similar areas. This active workforce is backed by a low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average. While 57.9% are employed full-time, this is 6.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
61.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.1% and retail trade at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.7%, while professionals, clerical staff and labourers each represent around 13% of the workforce.
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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114032/tahmoor/topic/employment