2.7% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tocumwal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tocumwal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.7% defines the local job market in Tocumwal. While few adults here are working or looking for work compared to other areas, those who are employed enjoy a very stable own-employment environment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.4%, a little below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
41.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.3% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%. Manufacturing and retail trade also employ around 10% of the community each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%. Labourers and professionals also feature strongly, accounting for 14.2% and 13.1% of jobs respectively.
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 Tocumwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13903/tocumwal/topic/employment