8.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumbling Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tumbling Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest industry for workers in Tumbling Waters, with 18.9% of the workforce in this field. This small area has a mixed employment landscape where the unemployment rate of 8.0% is much higher than most similar places. While local job search rates align with national figures, full-time work is less common here than across the Northern Territory.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 8.0% unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national levels.
60.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 18.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.2%. Health care and social assistance (10.4%) and mining (8.5%) also employ notable shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.0% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%.
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 Tumbling Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70266/tumbling-waters/topic/employment