5.8% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tomingley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tomingley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Tomingley. While 66.9% of people here work full-time, the area has a lower overall rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This sits alongside an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
53.8% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 44.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce are managers, making up 46.4% of all occupations. Machinery operators and drivers are the next most common role at 10.6%.
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 Tomingley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13914/tomingley/topic/employment