3.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tuross Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tuross Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 37.6% of adults are working or looking for work in Tuross Head, which is far below national figures. This low level of workforce participation marks a significant shift, as the number has fallen by 17 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 48.4%, a figure that has dropped since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
37.6% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.0%. Other key sectors include construction at 11.6%, while retail trade and accommodation and food services both stand at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.2%, followed closely by professionals at 17.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.5% of the local 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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115142/tuross-head/topic/employment