4.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumut Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tumut Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost a quarter of the workforce in Tumut Surrounds is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes the area much more reliant on the land than most other places. While full-time work is common, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dipped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.1% since 2011, while the unemployment rate has barely changed at 4.3%.
58.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 23.3% of the local workforce. Other major employers include manufacturing at 10.7% and health care and social assistance at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. This is followed by labourers at 16.1%, technicians and trades at 13.1%, and professionals at 11.3%.
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 Tumut Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021262/tumut-surrounds/topic/employment