2.1% ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tomerong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tomerong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.1% defines the local workforce in Tomerong, where more people are in work than in many similar areas. While most residents are employed, a smaller share work full-time compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.4%.
60.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by construction (12.7%), followed closely by health care and social assistance (12.4%) and public administration and safety (12.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 17.6%.
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 Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13912/tomerong/topic/employment