7.1% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuncurry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tuncurry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Tuncurry compared to the rest of the country, at just 35.7%. This creates a local job market that is much smaller than typical areas, with a high number of people not in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 46.1% of residents in these roles. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
35.7% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 46.1%
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 20.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.5% and retail trade at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.9%, while technicians and trades make up 15.3% of the local workforce.
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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13987/tuncurry/topic/employment