0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tunglebung · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the workforce in Tunglebung, where job security is remarkably high. This small community sees a huge proportion of its adults working or looking for work, with nearly half of all employees tied to the land through agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also slightly higher than most areas, reaching 60.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 47.8% of the workforce. Other services and education and training also play significant roles, accounting for 17.4% and 21.7% respectively.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 39.1% and labourers at 34.8%. Technicians and trades people make up another 13% of the occupations in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tunglebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13988/tunglebung/topic/employment