2.5% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumby Bay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tumby 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 Tumby Bay than in most similar areas. While the proportion of full-time jobs has dropped since 2011, the local unemployment rate is now very low at 2.5%. This suggests a small but stable workforce where most people who want a job can find one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 53.2%, but the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures.
53.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 28.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.9% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%. This is followed by professionals at 11.6%, labourers at 11.4%, and technicians and trades at 11%.
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 Tumby Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47910/tumby-bay/topic/employment