13.3% ▲ +271.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tomago · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tomago
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 13.3% marks the current job market in Tomago (L), which is well above the national figure. This is a sparsely populated area where the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales average. Full-time employment has also dropped to 50.7%, which is well below the Australian figure and down 11 points since 2011.
33.6% ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing and transport and warehousing are the most common industries, each accounting for 16.9% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows closely at 15.5%, with construction and retail trade both at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.3%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 16.9%, while professionals and community service workers make up 14.1% and 12.7% respectively.
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 Tomago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122133/tomago/topic/employment