3.1% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tanunda · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tanunda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time work than most similar areas define the local job market in Tanunda. The community sees a very strong employment profile, with 61.6% of people working full-time and a low unemployment rate of just 3.1%. This creates a stable workforce that is more likely to be in permanent roles than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 5.3 points since 2011 to 57.4%. This is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Tanunda, with 22.3% of the workforce in the sector. Health care and social assistance (11.3%) and retail trade (9.3%) are also major employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 19.8% and 18.5% of the local workforce. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 13.4%.
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 Tanunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415041/tanunda/topic/employment