5.7% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanilba Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tanilba Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tanilba Bay compared to most areas. Only 47.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This shift is part of a larger trend, as the number of people working or looking for work has dropped 12 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 50.4%, a figure well below the New South Wales average. While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.7%, it has improved slightly since 2011.
47.2% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 17.0%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of residents work as technicians and tradespeople (18.6%) or in community and personal services (17.4%). Labourers make up another 13.7% of the local 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 Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115131/tanilba-bay/topic/employment