3.7% ▼ -46.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuross Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tuross Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tuross Head compared to most similar areas. Only 37.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 48.4%. While few adults are working, the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both the state and national figures.
37.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.4%
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 17.3%, followed by construction at 11.3% and accommodation and food services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.3% of the workforce, almost equal to technicians and trades at 18.1%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.8% of jobs.
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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13997/tuross-head/topic/employment