6.5% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tucabia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tucabia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Tucabia compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is a little above the same figure for Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 55.4%, which is well below the Australian average. This low level of activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is much higher than most similar areas.
50.3% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 21.6%. Other main industries include public administration and safety at 10.8%, while construction and education both sit at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 22.3% of the workforce. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 18.0%.
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 Tucabia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13963/tucabia/topic/employment