6.1% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tygalgah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tygalgah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of adults in Tygalgah are working or looking for work, with 78.6% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is far above the national figure, though the area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.1% compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 78.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
78.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work across the area is spread across several fields, led by education and training at 14.8% and construction at 13.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and other services each account for 11.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 23% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff follow at 18% each, while labourers make up 14.8%.
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 Tygalgah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14014/tygalgah/topic/employment