3.1% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumbarumba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tumbarumba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time work now defines the job market in Tumbarumba, where 61.5% of the workforce holds full-time roles. This is well above the New South Wales figure, though fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure, the unemployment rate is a low 3.1%. This is a little below both the state and national rates.
53.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer at 15.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3% and public administration and safety at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are labourers at 17.4%, community and personal service workers at 15.3%, and machinery operators and drivers at 14.2%.
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 Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13979/tumbarumba/topic/employment