6.6% ▲ +190.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tucki Tucki · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.6% marks the current job market in Tucki Tucki. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area sees far fewer full-time roles than the national average. This reflects a local workforce where few people have secure, full-time employment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, the 46% full-time employment rate is far below the New South Wales average of 58%.
6.6% ▲ +190.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.8% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.0% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry here, employing 28.6% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a big role, accounting for 20.6% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 19%. Managers and labourers also hold significant shares of the local workforce at 15.9% and 11.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tucki Tucki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13964/tucki-tucki/topic/employment