1.7% ▼ -77.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tungkillo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tungkillo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the local job market in Tungkillo. More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, with a strong local workforce that is largely employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 63.6% of adults working or looking for work, Tungkillo is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This high activity is paired with a tiny unemployment rate of 1.7%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
63.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry at 17.6%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 16.5% and construction at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five locals works as a manager, making it the most common occupation at 20.0%. Labourers follow at 17.6%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 16.5% of the workforce.
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 Tungkillo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41477/tungkillo/topic/employment