2.9% ▼ -81.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tomerong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tomerong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Tomerong than in most similar areas. This is a strong local job market where 65.2% of adults are active in the workforce, and the unemployment rate is very low at 2.9%. Since 2011, the number of people working or seeking work has jumped by 25 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.9% is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also common, with 58.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.2% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with public administration and safety being the most common industry at 16.3%. Other major employers include retail trade at 15.3% and health care and social assistance at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles in the area, each making up 18.4% of occupations. Technicians and trades follow at 14.3%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 11.7% 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 Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122134/tomerong/topic/employment