6.7% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tantanoola · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tantanoola
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry in Tantanoola, where 19.1% of workers find employment. While more people have entered the workforce since 2011, the area now faces an unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment has risen 14 points since 2011 to reach 56.4%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
50.5% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local industry is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8%. Other notable employers include accommodation and food services at 11.7% and manufacturing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 22.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 19.1% and labourers at 18.1%.
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 Tantanoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422054/tantanoola/topic/employment