2.3% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tumbulgum · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tumbulgum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Tumbulgum. The area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, though the share of those in full-time roles has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment has fallen 15 points since 2011 to 47.4%, the unemployment rate is very low at 2.3%.
70.2% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 18.0% in health care and social assistance and 15.6% in construction. Other notable industries include education and training at 11.4% and accommodation and food services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 21.3%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 17.5%, professionals at 14.2%, and labourers at 11.8%.
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 Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122141/tumbulgum/topic/employment