0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumut Plains · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably strong employment rate defines Tumut Plains, where not a single person is recorded as unemployed. This creates a stable local economy where 70% of the workforce holds full-time roles, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60% of adults are working or looking for work—roughly the national figure—their employment is very secure. Full-time work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting 12 points higher than the New South Wales average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest share working in education and training at 23.3%. Transport and warehousing follow at 16.7%, while manufacturing, construction, and professional services each account for 13.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Jobs are evenly split among managers, professionals, and technicians and trades, who each make up 20% of the workforce. Labourers account for 16.7% of roles, while community and personal service workers make up 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tumut Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13985/tumut-plains/topic/employment