6.2% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tambo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tambo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 65.9% of working residents in Tambo hold full-time jobs. This high rate of full-time employment is a standout feature of the local workforce, although the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.2%.
62.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 19.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.5%. Education and training also support a large slice of the workforce at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are machinery operators, drivers and labourers, who each make up 18.8% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, with sales workers and managers also making up significant shares.
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 Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322115/tambo/topic/employment