4.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tungamull · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tungamull
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment levels in Tungamull are around the middle for similar areas, with 58.6% of adults working or looking for work. This is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. While the local workforce is modest, a significant number of residents find work in construction and technical trades.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
58.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed closely by education and training at 12.3%. Retail trade and health care both account for 8.9% of jobs, while mining makes up 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common here at 21.7%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 13.8% of workers, followed by professionals at 13.3% and managers at 12.3%.
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 Tungamull [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32886/tungamull/topic/employment