7.1% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tuncurry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Tuncurry than in 2011, where that figure has fallen by 3.8 percentage points. While the unemployment rate has improved since then, the number of adults working or looking for work remains far below national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than average at 46.1%, while the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the Australian average.
35.7% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 46.1%
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 20.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.5% and retail trade at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.9%, while technicians and trades make up 15.3% 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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/employment