5.9% ▼ -39.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market that is much smaller than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state average at 45.6%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.9%, this is a significant improvement from the 9.9% seen a decade ago.
45.8% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 45.6%
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 14.7%, followed closely by construction at 14.5%. Retail trade, accommodation, and food services also employ a large slice of the local workforce, each accounting for about 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%. Professionals follow closely at 16.9%, with managers and community service workers also representing significant portions of the local 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 Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds/topic/employment