5.4% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuggerah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tuggerah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Tuggerah than in most other similar areas. While 65.8% of adults are active in the labour force, full-time employment remains well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, though the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most similar places. Full-time work is less common, at 54.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
65.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 18.4%. Retail trade follows at 12.6%, with 10.0% of people working in accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.7%. Professionals account for 15.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people represent 15.1%.
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 Tuggerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13968/tuggerah/topic/employment