3.8% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011 in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi, where it now sits at 52.9%. While this is well below the national figure, the area has a low unemployment rate of 3.8%. Most residents find work in health care, construction and retail.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the state figure.
3.8% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.2% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 10.1%. Other common industries include education and training and manufacturing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Technicians and trades workers follow closely at 16.4%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 13.8% of jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021047/chittaway-bay-tumbi-umbi/topic/employment