2.9% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumbulgum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tumbulgum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Tumbulgum compared to most similar areas. While 67.3% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 49.8%. This suggests a local workforce with a high level of activity but a lower rate of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 67.3%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures.
67.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care and social assistance are the most common industries, each employing 16.7% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include education and training at 10.6% and accommodation and food at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.7% and professionals at 15.4%.
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 Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13982/tumbulgum/topic/employment