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+).
Tongio · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tongio
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate sets Tongio apart from the rest of the country. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the proportion of full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is only 54.3%, well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
63.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 28.6% of the workforce. Public administration and safety and health care and social assistance each account for 14.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers in Tongio are managers, which is a very high proportion. Professionals make up 28.6% of the workforce, while technicians and trades employ 17.1%.
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 Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/employment