4.2% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuggerah - Kangy Angy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tuggerah - Kangy Angy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Tuggerah - Kangy Angy than in most other areas, with only 55.5% of the workforce in these roles. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the figure was 63.9%. Despite this shift, more adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most similar areas and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%.
62.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.0%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 9.5%. Education and training and food and accommodation also employ significant numbers of local people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, with technicians and trades following at 15.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.1%, while community and personal service workers make up 13.2% of the workforce.
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 Tuggerah - Kangy Angy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021055/tuggerah-kangy-angy/topic/employment