9.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tailem Bend · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tailem Bend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.1% marks the current job market in Tailem Bend, which is well above the national figure. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This trend has shifted over the last decade, with full-time employment falling by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, while the unemployment rate remains much higher than in most similar areas.
43.7% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 19.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.4%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services, as well as manufacturing and agriculture.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. This is followed by sales workers at 16.9% and community and personal service roles at 15.0%.
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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415040/tailem-bend/topic/employment